Where does “tölkinavaaja” come from?
tölkinavaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaaja, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.
tölkinavaaja (Finnish): can opener, tin opener
Ancestry of “tölkinavaaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | avaaja | opener |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |