Where does “avennin” come from?

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

avennin (Finnish): broach, broaching tool

Definitions

  1. broach, broaching tool

Ancestry of “avennin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaventaato broach
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →