Where does “arvoitus” come from?
arvoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish arvata, from Finnish ennalta, from Finnish -lta, from Proto-Finnic -lta.
arvoitus (Finnish): riddle, puzzle, enigma; puzzle, enigma;...
Definitions
- riddle, puzzle, enigma; puzzle, enigma;...
Ancestry of “arvoitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arvata | to guess |
| 2 | Finnish | ennalta | beforehand |
| 3 | Finnish | -lta | forms the ablative case |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -lta | — |
Words derived from “arvoitus”