Where does “auki” come from?

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

auki (Finnish): open; untied, unbuttoned; up in the air, open

Definitions

  1. open; untied, unbuttoned; up in the air, open

Ancestry of “auki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukeaopen; clearing; Indicative present connegative...
2Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
3Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
4Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “auki”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Finnish -ea →Every word from Finnish aukea →