Where does “arvonvähennys” come from?

arvonvähennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähennys, from Finnish vähentää, from Ingrian vähä, from Ingrian -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

arvonvähennys (Finnish): depreciation, decrease in value

Definitions

  1. depreciation, decrease in value

Ancestry of “arvonvähennys”, step by step

arvonvähennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vähennys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähennysdecrease; subtraction, deduction
2FinnishvähentääTo decrease, reduce, diminish; To deduct; To...
3Ingrianvähälittle, small; scanty, meagre; little, few
4Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
5Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
6Proto-Uralic-ma—

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-Uralic -ma →Every word from Ingrian -in →Every word from Ingrian vähä →