Where does “arkuus” come from?
arkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish arka, from Proto-Finnic arka, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.
arkuus (Finnish): tenderness, soreness; timorousness, shyness
Definitions
- tenderness, soreness; timorousness, shyness
Ancestry of “arkuus”, step by step
arkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arka | tender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | arka | timid, shy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |