Where does “avausleikkaus” come from?
avausleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaus, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.
avausleikkaus (Finnish): a surgical procedure in which an incision is made into an organ to gain access to another part of the body
Definitions
- a surgical procedure in which an incision is made into an organ to gain access to another part of the body
Ancestry of “avausleikkaus”, step by step
avausleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avaus | opening |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |
via Finnish leikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkaus | cut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |