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