Where does “arpisuus” come from?
arpisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish arpinen, from Finnish arpi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arpi, from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
arpisuus (Finnish): scabbiness
Ancestry of “arpisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arpinen | scarred |
| 2 | Finnish | arpi | scar |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *arpi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arwaz | ready, fast; scar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Herwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |