Where does “arpi” come from?
arpi (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
arpi (Proto-Finnic): scar; scab
Ancestry of “arpi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | arwaz | ready, fast; scar |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Herwos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “arpi”