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

Definitions

  1. can opener, tin opener

Ancestry of “tölkinavaaja”, step by step

tölkinavaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaajaopener
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

via Finnish tölkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtölkkican, tin, carton
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic avait'ak →Every word from Finnish avata →