Where does “ala-arvoisuus” come from?

ala-arvoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ala-arvoinen, from Finnish arvoinen, from Finnish Arvo, from Finnish Arvi, from Old Norse Arnviðr, from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz.

ala-arvoisuus (Finnish): substandardness, inferiority

Definitions

  1. substandardness, inferiority

Ancestry of “ala-arvoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishala-arvoinensubstandard, base of inferior quality
2Finnisharvoinenworth
3FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
4FinnishArvi—
5Old NorseArnviðr—
6Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →