Where does “avain” come from?

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

avain (Finnish): key; code; clef, used especially in compound...

Definitions

  1. key; code; clef, used especially in compound...

Ancestry of “avain”, step by step

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

Words derived from “avain

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-