Where does “pääavain” come from?

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

pääavain (Finnish): primary key

Definitions

  1. primary key

Ancestry of “pääavain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →