Where does “avamäng” come from?

avamäng (Estonian) comes from Estonian ava, from Estonian avama, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.

avamäng (Estonian): overture

Definitions

  1. overture

Ancestry of “avamäng”, step by step

avamäng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianavahole, opening
2Estonianavamato open
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Estonian mäng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmänggame
2Estonianmängu—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Estonian avama →