Where does “Aava” come from?
Aava (Finnish) comes from Finnish aava, from English ava, from Burmese အင်းဝ, from Burmese ဝ, from Pali vassa, from Sanskrit वर्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.
Aava (Finnish): open, wide featuring a very large open area, especially sea
Definitions
- open, wide featuring a very large open area, especially sea
Ancestry of “Aava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aava | open, wide; open sea |
| 2 | English | ava | Alternative form of kava |
| 3 | Burmese | အင်းဝ | — |
| 4 | Burmese | ဝ | Wa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet |
| 5 | Pali | vassa | rain; year |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वर्ष | rain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers-ó-m | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers- | to rain |