Where does “avainlapsi” come from?

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

avainlapsi (Finnish): Synonym of avainkaulalapsi

Definitions

  1. Synonym of avainkaulalapsi

Ancestry of “avainlapsi”, step by step

avainlapsi 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 lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →