Where does “avaruuden” come from?

avaruuden (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaruus, from Finnish avara, from Proto-Finnic avara, from Proto-Finnic -ra — Forms diminutive nouns.

avaruuden (Finnish): Genitive singular form of avaruus; of space

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of avaruus; of space

Ancestry of “avaruuden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaruusspace; spaciousness; expanse
2Finnishavaraspacious, roomy
3Proto-Finnicavaraample, spacious
4Proto-Finnic-raForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →