Where does “árvu” come from?

árvu (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami arvát, from Northern Sami -át, from Proto-Samic -ëtē, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

árvu (Northern Sami): value

Definitions

  1. value

Ancestry of “árvu”, step by step

árvu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami arvát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiarvátto start to rain
2Northern Sami-átForms inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning...
3Proto-Samic-ëtēA generic adjective marker
4Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

via Proto-Samic ārvō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicārvōvalue
2Proto-Finnicarvoworth, value
3Proto-Finno-Ugricarwaprice, value
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Proto-Samic -ëtē →Every word from Northern Sami -át →