Where does “armahdusanomus” come from?

armahdusanomus (Finnish) comes from Finnish armahdus, from Finnish armahtaa, from Finnish armas, from Proto-Finnic armas, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

armahdusanomus (Finnish): petition for clemency, petition for amnesty

Definitions

  1. petition for clemency, petition for amnesty

Ancestry of “armahdusanomus”, step by step

armahdusanomus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish armahdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharmahduspardon, amnesty
2FinnisharmahtaaTo pardon, reprieve, grant amnesty to; To have...
3Finnisharmasdear, beloved, cherished; blessed, pleasing,...
4Proto-Finnicarmasdear, beloved; pitiful
5Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish anomus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanomusan application, a plea, a requisition
2Finnish-musForms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with...
3Finnish-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermosEvery word from Proto-Germanic armaz