Where does “armas” come from?
armas (Võro) comes from Võro armsa, from Proto-Finnic armas, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
armas (Võro): Alternative form of armsa
Definitions
- Alternative form of armsa
Ancestry of “armas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Võro | armsa | dear, beloved |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | armas | dear, beloved; pitiful |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |