Where does “itäkaakko” come from?

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

itäkaakko (Finnish): east-southeast

Definitions

  1. east-southeast

Ancestry of “itäkaakko”, step by step

itäkaakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itä

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

via Finnish kaakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaakkosoutheast
Every word from Proto-Uralic itä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic itä →Every word from Finnish itä →