Where does “ovenavaaja” come from?

ovenavaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaaja, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.

ovenavaaja (Finnish): door opener

Definitions

  1. door opener

Ancestry of “ovenavaaja”, step by step

ovenavaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaajaopener
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →
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