Where does “avaruusasema” come from?

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

avaruusasema (Finnish): space station

Definitions

  1. space station

Ancestry of “avaruusasema”, step by step

avaruusasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaruus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaruusspace; spaciousness; expanse
2Finnishavaraspacious, roomy
3Proto-Finnicavaraample, spacious
4Proto-Finnic-raForms diminutive nouns

via Finnish asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →