Where does “avaruuskulma” come from?

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

avaruuskulma (Finnish): solid angle

Definitions

  1. solid angle

Ancestry of “avaruuskulma”, step by step

avaruuskulma 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 kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →