Where does “arvanheitto” come from?

arvanheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

arvanheitto (Finnish): casting lots

Definitions

  1. casting lots

Ancestry of “arvanheitto”, step by step

arvanheitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-—
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—

via Finnish arpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharpalot; lottery ticket
2Proto-Finnicarpalot; fate
3Proto-Germanicarbazworking-animal, ox; worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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