Where does “kirja-arvo” come from?

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

kirja-arvo (Finnish): book value

Definitions

  1. book value

Ancestry of “kirja-arvo”, step by step

kirja-arvo 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 kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →