Where does “arvoitus” come from?

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

arvoitus (Finnish): riddle, puzzle, enigma; puzzle, enigma;...

Definitions

  1. riddle, puzzle, enigma; puzzle, enigma;...

Ancestry of “arvoitus”, step by step

arvoitus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arvata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvatato guess
2Finnishennaltabeforehand
3Finnish-ltaforms the ablative case
4Proto-Finnic-ltaAblative case ending

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

via Finnish oittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoittaa—

Words derived from “arvoitus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -lta →Every word from Finnish -lta →Every word from Finnish ennalta →