Where does “armeliaisuustyö” come from?
armeliaisuustyö (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 “armeliaisuustyö”, step by step
armeliaisuustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish armeliaisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | armeliaisuus | mercy, mercifulness; pity, compassion; charity |
| 2 | Finnish | armelias | merciful |
| 3 | Finnish | armo | grace; mercy |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | armo | mercy, pity; love |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |