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

  1. Alternative form of armsa

Ancestry of “armas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Võroarmsadear, beloved
2Proto-Finnicarmasdear, beloved; pitiful
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →