Where does “korkea-arvoisuus” come from?

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

korkea-arvoisuus (Finnish): being of a high rank, eminence

Definitions

  1. being of a high rank, eminence

Ancestry of “korkea-arvoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkea-arvoinenhigh-ranking, high-level
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 →