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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arvo

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From earlier *arwa-w, borrowed from a (likely Iranian) descendant of Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hargʰás (compare Sanskrit अर्घ (argha, “worth, value”)), such as Alanic *arγa-.[1] In the past assumed to have been inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arwa which in turn would have been borrowed from Indo-Iranian, and thus cognate with Hungarian ár, but the Hungarian word is more likely a parallel borrowing.

Noun

*arvo

  1. worth, value

Inflection
Inflection of *arvo
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *arvo *arvot
accusative *arvon *arvot
genitive *arvon *arvodën
*arvoidën
partitive *arvoda *arvoida
inessive *arvossa
*arvohna		 *arvoissa
*arvoihna
elative *arvosta *arvoista
illative *arvohën *arvoihën
adessive *arvolla *arvoilla
ablative *arvolta *arvoilta
allative *arvolën
*arvolëk		 *arvoilën
*arvoilëk
essive *arvona *arvoina
translative *arvoksi *arvoiksi
instructive *arvon *arvoin
comitative *arvonëk *arvoinëk
abessive *arvotta *arvoitta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: arv, aru
  • Finnish: arvo
  • Ingrian: arvo
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: arvo
    • South Karelian: arvo
  • Livonian: ōra
  • Livvi: arvo
  • Ludian: arv
  • Veps: arv
  • Võro: arv
  • Votic: arvo
  • → Proto-Samic: *ārvō (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “arvo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading
  • “aru”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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