Where does “avotavu” come from?
avotavu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavu, from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz — to stand still; to harden.
avotavu (Finnish): A syllable that ends in a vowel, open syllable
Definitions
- A syllable that ends in a vowel, open syllable
Ancestry of “avotavu”, step by step
avotavu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tavu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tavu | syllable; byte |
| 2 | Finnish | tavata | to meet; to meet up; to find, to catch |
| 3 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 4 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 5 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 6 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |
via Finnish avo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avo | Abbreviation of avokysymys; open |
| 2 | Finnish | avokysymys | open-ended question |
| 3 | Finnish | kysymys | question; issue, problem |
| 4 | Finnish | kysyä | To ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | küsüdäk | to ask, to enquire |