Where does “itäkaakkoinen” come from?

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

itäkaakkoinen (Finnish): east-southeasterly

Definitions

  1. east-southeasterly

Ancestry of “itäkaakkoinen”, step by step

itäkaakkoinen 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 →