Where does “kunnianarkuus” come from?

kunnianarkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkuus, from Finnish arka, from Proto-Finnic arka, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

kunnianarkuus (Finnish): insecurity of honour

Definitions

  1. insecurity of honour

Ancestry of “kunnianarkuus”, step by step

kunnianarkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arkuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkuustenderness, soreness; timorousness, shyness
2Finnisharkatender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful
3Proto-Finnicarkatimid, shy
4Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

via Finnish kunnia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkunniahonor; glory; credit, honor
2Proto-Finnic*kunnijakin, family
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic arka →