Where does “avata” come from?
avata (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.
avata (Karelian): to open
Ancestry of “avata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |