Where does “avata” come from?

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

avata (Ingrian): to open; to unbuckle, unzip, unbutton

Definitions

  1. to open; to unbuckle, unzip, unbutton

Ancestry of “avata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
2Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

Words derived from “avata”

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