Where does “päänavaaja” come from?

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

päänavaaja (Finnish): groundbreaker person or action

Definitions

  1. groundbreaker person or action

Ancestry of “päänavaaja”, step by step

päänavaaja 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 pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →