Where does “alvari” come from?
alvari (Finnish) comes from Swedish alvar, from Old Norse Alfarr, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
alvari (Finnish): alvar; frequent; industrious, hardworking
Definitions
- alvar; frequent; industrious, hardworking
Ancestry of “alvari”, step by step
alvari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish alvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | alvar | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Alfarr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Swedish allvarlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | allvarlig | serious; needing great attention; without humour |
| 2 | Old Swedish | alvarliker | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | alvarligr | — |