Where does “vertailuarvo” come from?

vertailuarvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertailu, from Finnish vertailla, from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertailuarvo (Finnish): reference value, benchmark value

Definitions

  1. reference value, benchmark value

Ancestry of “vertailuarvo”, step by step

vertailuarvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vertailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvertailucomparison
2FinnishvertaillaTo compare
3Finnishverratato compare, contrast
4Finnishvertamatch equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions
5Proto-Finnicvertamatch equal or superior in comparison
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi—
3Old NorseArnviðr—
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →