Where does “diskanttiavain” come from?

diskanttiavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish avain, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.

diskanttiavain (Finnish): A treble clef

Definitions

  1. A treble clef

Ancestry of “diskanttiavain”, step by step

diskanttiavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Finnish diskantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdiskanttitreble
2Swedishdiskant—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →