Where does “rokonarpi” come from?
rokonarpi (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.
rokonarpi (Finnish): pockmark
Definitions
- pockmark
Ancestry of “rokonarpi”, step by step
rokonarpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arpi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arpi | scar |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *arpi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arwaz | ready, fast; scar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Herwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Finnish rokko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rokko | pock; pox; used of some plant diseases which... |
| 2 | Finnish | nokkosrokko | urticaria |
| 3 | Finnish | nokkonen | nettle; stinging nettle |
| 4 | Finnish | nokka | beak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | nokka | beak, bill |