Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ava

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *aŋa-.

Adjective edit

*ava

  1. open, wide open, spacious

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: ava
  • Finnish: ava (dialectal), avo-
  • Ingrian: avollaa

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ava”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN