Where does “avaruuskeskus” come from?

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

avaruuskeskus (Finnish): space center

Definitions

  1. space center

Ancestry of “avaruuskeskus”, step by step

avaruuskeskus 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 keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →