Where does “ominaisavaruus” come from?

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

ominaisavaruus (Finnish): eigenspace

Definitions

  1. eigenspace

Ancestry of “ominaisavaruus”, step by step

ominaisavaruus 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 ominainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishominainentypical, characteristic
2Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
3Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →