Where does “armo” come from?

armo (Finnish) comes 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.

armo (Finnish): grace; mercy

Definitions

  1. grace; mercy

Ancestry of “armo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicarmomercy, pity; love
2Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “armo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-