Where does “armopala” come from?

armopala (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.

armopala (Finnish): dole, handout, charity small or meager gift or benefit given to someone in need

Definitions

  1. dole, handout, charity small or meager gift or benefit given to someone in need

Ancestry of “armopala”, step by step

armopala 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 pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →