Where does “avaruusryhmä” come from?

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

avaruusryhmä (Finnish): space group

Definitions

  1. space group

Ancestry of “avaruusryhmä”, step by step

avaruusryhmä 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 ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →