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

worth, value

Inflection

Inflection of *arvo

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
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

*arvat'ak

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

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