Where does “kirja-arvostelu” come from?

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

kirja-arvostelu (Finnish): book review

Definitions

  1. book review

Ancestry of “kirja-arvostelu”, step by step

kirja-arvostelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arvostelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvostelucriticism; review; the process of giving grades...
2FinnisharvostellaTo review, criticise/criticize, critique; To...
3FinnisharvostaaTo value, appreciate, think much of; To value, to...
4FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
5FinnishArvi
6Old NorseArnviðr
7Proto-GermanicArôwiduz

via Finnish kirja

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