Where does “odotusarvo” come from?

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

odotusarvo (Finnish): expected value

Definitions

  1. expected value

Ancestry of “odotusarvo”, step by step

odotusarvo 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 odotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishodotuswait, waiting; expectation, anticipation
2Finnishodottaato wait (for), await, expect, anticipate
3Proto-Finno-Permicoća-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Finnish Arvi →