Where does “tulenavaus” come from?

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

tulenavaus (Finnish): opening fire the beginning of firing at something or someone

Definitions

  1. opening fire the beginning of firing at something or someone

Ancestry of “tulenavaus”, step by step

tulenavaus 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 tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli
3Proto-Uralictulefire

Words derived from “tulenavaus

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