Where does “aavikko” come from?

aavikko (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.

aavikko (Finnish): desert

Definitions

  1. desert

Ancestry of “aavikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaavaopen, wide; open sea
2EnglishavaAlternative form of kava
3Burmeseအင်းဝ—
4BurmeseဝWa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet
5Palivassarain; year
6Sanskritवर्षrain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-ó-m—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain

Words derived from “aavikko”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m →Every word from Sanskrit वर्ष →