Where does “väliavanto” come from?

väliavanto (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

väliavanto (Ingrian): Either of two ice holes cut out on left and right of emäavanto

Definitions

  1. Either of two ice holes cut out on left and right of emäavanto

Ancestry of “väliavanto”, step by step

väliavanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianväliinterval
2Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Ingrian avanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianavantoice hole
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Ingrian väli →