Where does “avaus” come from?

avaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.

avaus (Finnish): opening

Definitions

  1. opening

Ancestry of “avaus”, step by step

avaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
2Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
3Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “avaus”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →