Where does “laita-avaus” come from?
laita-avaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaus, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.
laita-avaus (Finnish): flank opening
Ancestry of “laita-avaus”, step by step
laita-avaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avaus | opening |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |
via Finnish laita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laita | edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -mpi | Forms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -mpa | — |