Where does “av-väline” come from?

av-väline (Finnish) comes from Finnish väline, from Finnish väli-, from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

av-väline (Finnish): AV equipment

Definitions

  1. AV equipment

Ancestry of “av-väline”, step by step

av-väline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälinetool, means, implement
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishavAbbreviation of alustava varaus
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Finnish väli →Every word from Finnish väli- →