Where does “avut” come from?

avut (Finnish) comes from Finnish avu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

avut (Finnish): Nominative plural form of apu; Nominative...

Definitions

  1. Nominative plural form of apu; Nominative...

Ancestry of “avut”, step by step

avut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavuvirtue, commodity
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →