Where does “avovaimo” come from?

avovaimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaimo, from Proto-Finnic vaimo, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

avovaimo (Finnish): female partner in a cohabitation; wife in...

Definitions

  1. female partner in a cohabitation; wife in...

Ancestry of “avovaimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimowife; woman, especially an elderly one
2Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
3Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath
Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaimo →Every word from Finnish vaimo →