Where does “avainnippu” come from?

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

avainnippu (Finnish): bunch of keys

Definitions

  1. bunch of keys

Ancestry of “avainnippu”, step by step

avainnippu 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 nippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnippubundle, bunch
2Swedishknippabunch
3Swedishknippebunch, bundle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →