Where does “silta-aukko” come from?

silta-aukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish siltä, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

silta-aukko (Finnish): an open space between supports in a bridge

Definitions

  1. an open space between supports in a bridge

Ancestry of “silta-aukko”, step by step

silta-aukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siltä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiltäAblative singular form of se
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →