Where does “arvates” come from?

arvates (Estonian) comes from Estonian arvama, from Estonian arv, from Proto-Finnic arvo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric arwa — price, value.

arvates (Estonian): des-form of arvama; X thinks that..., X believes...

Definitions

  1. des-form of arvama; X thinks that..., X believes...

Ancestry of “arvates”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianarvamato believe, to assume, to think; to assign to a...
2Estonianarvnumber
3Proto-Finnicarvoworth, value
4Proto-Finno-Ugricarwaprice, value
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric arwaEvery word from Proto-Finnic arvoEvery word from Estonian arv
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