Where does “arvaus” come from?
arvaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish arvata, from Finnish ennalta, from Finnish -lta, from Proto-Finnic -lta — Ablative case ending.
arvaus (Finnish): guess
Definitions
- guess
Ancestry of “arvaus”, step by step
arvaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arvata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arvata | to guess |
| 2 | Finnish | ennalta | beforehand |
| 3 | Finnish | -lta | forms the ablative case |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -lta | Ablative case ending |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |