Where does “purkinavain” come from?
purkinavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish avain, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.
Ancestry of “purkinavain”, step by step
purkinavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avain | key; code; clef, used especially in compound... |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |
via Finnish purkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purkki | can; jar; canister |
| 2 | Swedish | burk | pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | budhker | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | buðkr | — |