Where does “ensiarvoisuus” come from?

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

ensiarvoisuus (Finnish): the quality of being primary, vital or essential

Definitions

  1. the quality of being primary, vital or essential

Ancestry of “ensiarvoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishensiarvoinenprimary, vital, essential
2Finnisharvoinenworth
3FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
4FinnishArvi—
5Old NorseArnviðr—
6Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →