Where does “arvokisa” come from?

arvokisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Arvo, from Finnish Arvi, from Old Norse Arnviðr, from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz.

arvokisa (Finnish): a top-level sports event or competition such as...

Definitions

  1. a top-level sports event or competition such as...

Ancestry of “arvokisa”, step by step

arvokisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi—
3Old NorseArnviðr—
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—

via Finnish kisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisacompetition, games
2Proto-Finnickisagame, play, competition
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiśɜ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →