Where does “armeliaisuuslaitos” come from?

armeliaisuuslaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish armeliaisuus, from Finnish armelias, from Finnish armo, from Proto-Finnic armo, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “armeliaisuuslaitos”, step by step

armeliaisuuslaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish armeliaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharmeliaisuusmercy, mercifulness; pity, compassion; charity
2Finnisharmeliasmerciful
3Finnisharmograce; mercy
4Proto-Finnicarmomercy, pity; love
5Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →