Where does “avaruushila” come from?

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

avaruushila (Finnish): space lattice

Definitions

  1. space lattice

Ancestry of “avaruushila”, step by step

avaruushila 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 hila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhilawicket, gate; grate, grating; lattice
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →