Where does “avauspotku” come from?

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

avauspotku (Finnish): kick-off

Definitions

  1. kick-off

Ancestry of “avauspotku”, step by step

avauspotku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavausopening
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Finnish potku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotkukick; a side net steering fish towards a fyke
2Finnishpotkiato kick; Partitive plural form of potka
3Votic-ia—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →