Where does “keskustelunavaus” come from?

keskustelunavaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskustelu, from Finnish keskustella, from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

keskustelunavaus (Finnish): conversation opener, conversation starter

Definitions

  1. conversation opener, conversation starter

Ancestry of “keskustelunavaus”, step by step

keskustelunavaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskustelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskusteluconversation, discussion, talk
2FinnishkeskustellaTo discuss, talk about/over, converse on; To...
3Finnishkeskuscentre/center
4FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
5Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
6Proto-Finno-Permickeske

via Finnish avaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavausopening
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keskeEvery word from Finnish Keski-Every word from Finnish keskus