Where does “avaruus” come from?

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

avaruus (Finnish): space; spaciousness; expanse

Definitions

  1. space; spaciousness; expanse

Ancestry of “avaruus”, step by step

avaruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaraspacious, roomy
2Proto-Finnicavaraample, spacious
3Proto-Finnic-raForms diminutive nouns

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “avaruus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →