Where does “vilunarka” come from?

vilunarka (Finnish) comes from Finnish arka, from Proto-Finnic arka, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

Ancestry of “vilunarka”, step by step

vilunarka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkatender, sore; sensitive; timid, shy, bashful
2Proto-Finnicarkatimid, shy
3Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

via Finnish vilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilucold
2Proto-Finnicvilucool, cold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic arka →