Where does “Jari-Pekka” come from?
Jari-Pekka (Finnish) comes from Finnish Jari, from Finnish Jalmari, from Finnish Jalmar, from Swedish Hjalmar, from Old Norse Hjalmarr, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz — army.
Ancestry of “Jari-Pekka”, step by step
Jari-Pekka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Jari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Jari | — |
| 2 | Finnish | Jalmari | — |
| 3 | Finnish | Jalmar | — |
| 4 | Swedish | Hjalmar | revived in the 19th century |
| 5 | Old Norse | Hjalmarr | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |