Where does “arvojärjestys” come from?

arvojärjestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestys, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

arvojärjestys (Finnish): precedence, hierarchy preceding in importance or priority, especially in a hierarchy

Definitions

  1. precedence, hierarchy preceding in importance or priority, especially in a hierarchy

Ancestry of “arvojärjestys”, step by step

arvojärjestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järjestys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestysorder; organization
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi—
3Old NorseArnviðr—
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—
Every word from Proto-Finnic järki →Every word from Finnish järki →Every word from Finnish järjestää →