Where does “arpajaisvoitto” come from?
arpajaisvoitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish arpajaiset, from Finnish arpa, from Proto-Finnic arpa, from Proto-Germanic arbaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arpajaisvoitto (Finnish): winning a raffle
Definitions
- winning a raffle
Ancestry of “arpajaisvoitto”, step by step
arpajaisvoitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arpajaiset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arpajaiset | lottery, draw, raffle; An activity in which the... |
| 2 | Finnish | arpa | lot; lottery ticket |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | arpa | lot; fate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbaz | working-animal, ox; worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |