Where does “avainasema” come from?

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

avainasema (Finnish): key position

Definitions

  1. key position

Ancestry of “avainasema”, step by step

avainasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Finnish asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →