Where does “viitearvo” come from?

viitearvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish viite, from Finnish viitata, from Finnish viitta, from Russian свита, from German Suite, from German -ier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er — he, she.

viitearvo (Finnish): reference value

Definitions

  1. reference value

Ancestry of “viitearvo”, step by step

viitearvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviitereference; clue, hint
2Finnishviitatato point at/to with one's hand; to beckon, wave; to raise one's hand in order to get the floor
3Finnishviittasign; cape, cloak
4Russianсвитаsuite, escort, retinue, entourage; suite
5GermanSuitesuite hotel apartment consisting of several rooms
6German-ierA noun-forming suffix, used especially to render...
7French-ierused to form the names of trees bearing a...
8Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
9Latin-ārefirst conjugation
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
14Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi
3Old NorseArnviðr
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from French -ier