Where does “arvotyhjiö” come from?

arvotyhjiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjiö, from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

arvotyhjiö (Finnish): lack of values

Definitions

  1. lack of values

Ancestry of “arvotyhjiö”, step by step

arvotyhjiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyhjiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyhjiövacuum, void
2Finnishtyhjäempty; blank; void
3Proto-Finnictühjäempty
4Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

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-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →