Where does “kallisarvoinen” come from?

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

kallisarvoinen (Finnish): precious, valuable

Definitions

  1. precious, valuable

Ancestry of “kallisarvoinen”, step by step

kallisarvoinen 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 kallis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkallisexpensive; dear
2Proto-Finnickallisdear, precious, beloved
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →
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