Where does “päänavaus” come from?

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

päänavaus (Finnish): opening, breakthrough, start

Definitions

  1. opening, breakthrough, start

Ancestry of “päänavaus”, step by step

päänavaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavausopening
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 →