Where does “авалаш” come from?

авалаш (Eastern Mari) comes from Eastern Mari аваш — to cut grass or crops.

авалаш (Eastern Mari): to seize, to grip, to fill feelings, thoughts, etc

Definitions

  1. to seize, to grip, to fill feelings, thoughts, etc

Ancestry of “авалаш”, step by step

авалаш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Eastern Mari аваш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariавашto cut grass or crops

via Eastern Mari алаш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariалаш
Every word from Eastern Mari аваш