Where does “avoäänestys” come from?

avoäänestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänestys, from Finnish äänestää, from Finnish ääne-, from Proto-Samic eanē — mother.

avoäänestys (Finnish): Any voting method, such as show of hands or voice...

Definitions

  1. Any voting method, such as show of hands or voice...

Ancestry of “avoäänestys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänestysvoting, poll, ballot
2Finnishäänestääto vote; third-person singular present indicative...
3Finnishääne-—
4Proto-Samiceanēmother
Every word from Proto-Samic eanē →Every word from Finnish ääne- →Every word from Finnish äänestää →