Where does “raskausarpi” come from?

raskausarpi (Finnish) comes from Finnish arpi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arpi, from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raskausarpi (Finnish): A stretch mark, stria

Definitions

  1. A stretch mark, stria

Ancestry of “raskausarpi”, step by step

raskausarpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharpiscar
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*arpi—
3Proto-Germanicarwazready, fast; scar
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHerwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish raskaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraskausheaviness, weight; seriousness, gravity;...
2Finnishraskasheavy; hard, laborious, strenuous, gruelling;...
3Proto-Finnicraskasheavy, weighty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Herwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaz →
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