Where does “arvsõna” come from?
arvsõna (Estonian) comes from Estonian arv, from Proto-Finnic arvo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric arwa — price, value.
arvsõna (Estonian): numeral, number
Ancestry of “arvsõna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | arv | number |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | arvo | worth, value |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | arwa | price, value |