Where does “avainasiakas” come from?

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

avainasiakas (Finnish): key client, key customer

Definitions

  1. key client, key customer

Ancestry of “avainasiakas”, step by step

avainasiakas 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 asiakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakascustomer, client; client
2Finnishasiaissue, matter, affair, concern, business,...
3Proto-Finnicacjamatter, case
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →