Where does “raja-arvo” come from?

raja-arvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish raja, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

raja-arvo (Finnish): limit

Definitions

  1. limit

Ancestry of “raja-arvo”, step by step

raja-arvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrajaborder, boundary, limit, line line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions
2Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
3Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
4Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
5Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi—
3Old NorseArnviðr—
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—

Words derived from “raja-arvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →