Where does “lähiavaruus” come from?

lähiavaruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaruus, from Finnish avara, from Proto-Finnic avara, from Proto-Finnic -ra — Forms diminutive nouns.

lähiavaruus (Finnish): the (outer) space near Earth

Definitions

  1. the (outer) space near Earth

Ancestry of “lähiavaruus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaruusspace; spaciousness; expanse
2Finnishavaraspacious, roomy
3Proto-Finnicavaraample, spacious
4Proto-Finnic-raForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →