Where does “riviavaruus” come from?

riviavaruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaruus, from Finnish avara, from Proto-Finnic avara, from Proto-Finnic -ra — Forms diminutive nouns.

riviavaruus (Finnish): row space

Definitions

  1. row space

Ancestry of “riviavaruus”, step by step

riviavaruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaruus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaruusspace; spaciousness; expanse
2Finnishavaraspacious, roomy
3Proto-Finnicavaraample, spacious
4Proto-Finnic-raForms diminutive nouns

via Finnish rivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrivirow, line; line; rank
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ra →Every word from Proto-Finnic avara →Every word from Finnish avara →