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

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “rahvaarv”, step by step

rahvaarv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian arv

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

via Estonian rahvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrahvaspeople
2Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
3Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric arwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic arvo →Every word from Estonian arv →