Where does “tavara-arpajaiset” come from?

tavara-arpajaiset (Finnish) comes from Finnish arpajaiset, from Finnish arpa, from Proto-Finnic arpa, from Proto-Germanic arbaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

tavara-arpajaiset (Finnish): a prize draw where the prizes are goods or items (rather than e.g. money)

Definitions

  1. a prize draw where the prizes are goods or items (rather than e.g. money)

Ancestry of “tavara-arpajaiset”, step by step

tavara-arpajaiset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arpajaiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharpajaisetlottery, draw, raffle; An activity in which the...
2Finnisharpalot; lottery ticket
3Proto-Finnicarpalot; fate
4Proto-Germanicarbazworking-animal, ox; worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2HungarianUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic arbaz
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