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Where does “avaamaton” come from?

avaamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.

avaamaton (Finnish): unopened; Negative participle of avata

Definitions

  1. unopened; Negative participle of avata

Ancestry of “avaamaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
2Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
3Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—
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