Where does “ruumiinavaus” come from?

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

ruumiinavaus (Finnish): autopsy, dissection, post mortem

Definitions

  1. autopsy, dissection, post mortem

Ancestry of “ruumiinavaus”, step by step

ruumiinavaus 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 ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody

Words derived from “ruumiinavaus”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →