Where does “armokuolema” come from?

armokuolema (Finnish) comes 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.

armokuolema (Finnish): euthanasia

Definitions

  1. euthanasia

Ancestry of “armokuolema”, step by step

armokuolema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish armo

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

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →