Where does “arpominen” come from?
arpominen (Finnish) comes from Finnish arpoa, from Proto-Finnic arpoidak, from Proto-Finnic arpa, from Proto-Germanic arbaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Ancestry of “arpominen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arpoa | to draw lots, to raffle, to cast lots; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | arpoidak | to draw lots |
| 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;... |