Where does “lavennus” come from?

lavennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish laventaa, from Finnish lavea, from Proto-Finnic lakja — wide, broad.

lavennus (Finnish): widening, making wider

Definitions

  1. widening, making wider

Ancestry of “lavennus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaventaato widen
2Finnishlaveabroad
3Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad
Every word from Proto-Finnic lakja →Every word from Finnish lavea →Every word from Finnish laventaa →
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