Where does “avaruuspöly” come from?

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

avaruuspöly (Finnish): cosmic dust

Definitions

  1. cosmic dust

Ancestry of “avaruuspöly”, step by step

avaruuspöly 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 pöly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölydust
2Proto-Finnicpölü—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →
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