Where does “arutlus” come from?
arutlus (Estonian) comes from Estonian arutlema, from Estonian arutama, from Estonian aru, from Proto-Finnic arvo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric arwa — price, value.
arutlus (Estonian): discussion, discourse
Ancestry of “arutlus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | arutlema | to discuss, to debate; to reason |
| 2 | Estonian | arutama | to discuss |
| 3 | Estonian | aru | reason |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | arvo | worth, value |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | arwa | price, value |