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Where does “avaruusromu” come from?

avaruusromu (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaruus, from Finnish avara, from Proto-Finnic avara, from Proto-Finnic -ra.

avaruusromu (Finnish): space debris

Definitions

  1. space debris

Ancestry of “avaruusromu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaruusspace; spaciousness; expanse
2Finnishavaraspacious, roomy
3Proto-Finnicavaraample, spacious
4Proto-Finnic-ra—
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