Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “avartua” come from?

avartua (Finnish) comes from Finnish avartaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

avartua (Finnish): to expand, enlarge, widen

Definitions

  1. to expand, enlarge, widen

Ancestry of “avartua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavartaato expand, enlarge, widen; Third-person singular...
2FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
3Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
4Proto-Finnictaka—
5Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “avartua”

  • avartuma
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →