Where does “aarnivalkea” come from?

aarnivalkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aarni, from Finnish Aarne, from Swedish Arne, from Old Norse Árni, from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

aarnivalkea (Finnish): A will o' the wisp that burns over a hidden treasure

Definitions

  1. A will o' the wisp that burns over a hidden treasure

Ancestry of “aarnivalkea”, step by step

aarnivalkea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aarni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAarnitreasure
2FinnishAarne—
3SwedishArne—
4Old NorseÁrni—
5Old Norseǫrneagle
6Proto-Germanicarôeagle
7Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Finnish valkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ǫrn →