Where does “mitta-avaruus” come from?

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

mitta-avaruus (Finnish): measure space

Definitions

  1. measure space

Ancestry of “mitta-avaruus”, step by step

mitta-avaruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaruus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaruusspace; spaciousness; expanse
2Finnishavaraspacious, roomy
3Proto-Finnicavaraample, spacious
4Proto-Finnic-raForms diminutive nouns

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →