Where does “avajaisnäyttely” come from?
avajaisnäyttely (Finnish) comes from Finnish näyttely, from Finnish näytellä, from Finnish näyttää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
avajaisnäyttely (Finnish): opening exhibition, inaugural exhibition
Definitions
- opening exhibition, inaugural exhibition
Ancestry of “avajaisnäyttely”, step by step
avajaisnäyttely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näyttely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näyttely | exhibit, exhibition, fair, show; showing... |
| 2 | Finnish | näytellä | to act, play; to show |
| 3 | Finnish | näyttää | to show, present; to seem to do, appear to do; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |