Where does “istutuskuusikko” come from?
istutuskuusikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish istutus, from Finnish istuttaa, from Finnish istua, from Proto-Finnic istudak — sit.
istutuskuusikko (Finnish): planted spruce forest
Ancestry of “istutuskuusikko”, step by step
istutuskuusikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish istutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | istutus | The act of planting |
| 2 | Finnish | istuttaa | to plant; to introduce an animal to an area... |
| 3 | Finnish | istua | to sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | istudak | sit |
via Finnish kuusikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuusikko | A group of six; sextet; A spruce forest; A group... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuucikko | group of six |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuci | six |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kutte | ridge; six |