Where does “kaksiarvoinen” come from?

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

kaksiarvoinen (Finnish): bivalent

Definitions

  1. bivalent

Ancestry of “kaksiarvoinen”, step by step

kaksiarvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arvoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvoinenworth
2FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
3FinnishArvi—
4Old NorseArnviðr—
5Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →