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