Where does “armo” come from?

armo (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

armo (Proto-Finnic): mercy, pity; love

Definitions

  1. mercy, pity; love

Ancestry of “armo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “armo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →