Where does “lähtöaine” come from?

lähtöaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

lähtöaine (Finnish): starting material, source material; material used as an ingredient to make something else

Definitions

  1. starting material, source material; material used as an ingredient to make something else

Ancestry of “lähtöaine”, step by step

lähtöaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Finnish lähtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähtödeparture; start; takeoff
2Finnishlähteäto leave, go, go away, start, start out, start...
3Proto-Finnicläktedäkto leave, to depart
4Proto-Uralicläkte-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →