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Where does “arve” come from?

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

arve (Estonian): account; bill; record

Definitions

  1. account; bill; record

Ancestry of “arve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianarvamato believe, to assume, to think; to assign to a...
2Estonianarvnumber
3Proto-Finnicarvoworth, value
4Proto-Finno-Ugricarwaprice, value

Words derived from “arve”

  • eelarve
  • arvestama
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