Where does “avartaa” come from?
avartaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
avartaa (Finnish): to expand, enlarge, widen; Third-person singular...
Definitions
- to expand, enlarge, widen; Third-person singular...
Ancestry of “avartaa”, step by step
avartaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish avara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avara | spacious, roomy |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | avara | ample, spacious |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ra | Forms diminutive nouns |
Words derived from “avartaa”