Where does “itä” come from?

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

itä (Finnish): east; east, eastern; East, the Orient

Definitions

  1. east; east, eastern; East, the Orient

Ancestry of “itä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicitäeast
2Proto-Uralicitä-to appear

Words derived from “itä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic itä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic itä →
itä — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer