Where does “Kaukoitä” come from?

Kaukoitä (Finnish) comes from Finnish itä, from Proto-Finnic itä, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.

Ancestry of “Kaukoitä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear

Words derived from “Kaukoitä

Every word from Proto-Uralic itä-Every word from Proto-Finnic itäEvery word from Finnish itä