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Where does “aukaista” come from?

aukaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish auki, from Finnish aukea, from Finnish -ea, from Proto-Finnic -eda, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

aukaista (Finnish): To open

Definitions

  1. To open

Ancestry of “aukaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukiopen; untied, unbuttoned; up in the air, open
2Finnishaukeaopen; clearing; Indicative present connegative...
3Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
4Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
5Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “aukaista”

  • aukaisu
  • aukaisija
  • aukaisin
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