Where does “järgarv” come from?

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

järgarv (Estonian): ordinal number

Definitions

  1. ordinal number

Ancestry of “järgarv”, step by step

järgarv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian arv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianarvnumber
2Proto-Finnicarvoworth, value
3Proto-Finno-Ugricarwaprice, value

via Estonian järg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjärgrow, queue; sequel, continuation; the limit until...
2Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric arwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic arvo →Every word from Estonian arv →
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