Where does “oviaukko” come from?

oviaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovi, from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.

oviaukko (Finnish): doorway

Definitions

  1. doorway

Ancestry of “oviaukko”, step by step

oviaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Uralic owe →