Where does “otosavaruus” come from?
otosavaruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaruus, from Finnish avara, from Proto-Finnic avara, from Proto-Finnic -ra — Forms diminutive nouns.
otosavaruus (Finnish): sample space
Ancestry of “otosavaruus”, step by step
otosavaruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avaruus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avaruus | space; spaciousness; expanse |
| 2 | Finnish | avara | spacious, roomy |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avara | ample, spacious |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ra | Forms diminutive nouns |
via Finnish otos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | otos | sample; take; snap, photo |
| 2 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |