Where does “avajaistilaisuus” come from?

avajaistilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilaisuus, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

avajaistilaisuus (Finnish): opening event

Definitions

  1. opening event

Ancestry of “avajaistilaisuus”, step by step

avajaistilaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tilaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilaisuusoccasion; opportunity, chance
2Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish avajaiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavajaisetopening, opening ceremony
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
4Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
5Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →