Where does “avaruuskilpa” come from?

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

avaruuskilpa (Finnish): Space Race

Definitions

  1. Space Race

Ancestry of “avaruuskilpa”, step by step

avaruuskilpa 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 kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →