Where does “arvelija” come from?

arvelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish arvella, from Finnish arvata, from Finnish ennalta, from Finnish -lta, from Proto-Finnic -lta — Ablative case ending.

arvelija (Finnish): one who supposes, thinks or speculates

Definitions

  1. one who supposes, thinks or speculates

Ancestry of “arvelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvellato suppose, think, believe; to speculate;...
2Finnisharvatato guess
3Finnishennaltabeforehand
4Finnish-ltaforms the ablative case
5Proto-Finnic-ltaAblative case ending
Every word from Proto-Finnic -lta →Every word from Finnish -lta →Every word from Finnish ennalta →
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