Where does “avartuminen” come from?
avartuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish avartua, from Finnish avartaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
Ancestry of “avartuminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avartua | to expand, enlarge, widen |
| 2 | Finnish | avartaa | to expand, enlarge, widen; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |