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
- key; code; clef, used especially in compound...
Ancestry of “avain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |
Words derived from “avain”