Where does “avo” come from?

avo (Finnish) comes from Finnish avokysymys, from Finnish kysymys, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.

avo (Finnish): Abbreviation of avokysymys; open

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of avokysymys; open

Ancestry of “avo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavokysymysopen-ended question
2Finnishkysymysquestion; issue, problem
3FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
4Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire

Words derived from “avo”

Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysymys →