Where does “alkiorakko” come from?

alkiorakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Alkio, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.

alkiorakko (Finnish): embryo sac, embryonic sac

Definitions

  1. embryo sac, embryonic sac

Ancestry of “alkiorakko”, step by step

alkiorakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Alkio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAlkioembryo
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning

via Finnish rakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkobladder; blister; vesicle
2Proto-Finnicrakkobladder; blister
Every word from Proto-Uralic alka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic alkadak →Every word from Finnish alkaa →