Where does “arvopuu” come from?

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

arvopuu (Finnish): valuable tree; a tree fit to be made into lumber

Definitions

  1. valuable tree; a tree fit to be made into lumber

Ancestry of “arvopuu”, step by step

arvopuu 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 puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →