Where does “itäkoillinen” come from?

itäkoillinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish koillinen, from Finnish koi, from Japanese 鯉, from Old Japanese こい.

itäkoillinen (Finnish): east-northeast

Definitions

  1. east-northeast

Ancestry of “itäkoillinen”, step by step

itäkoillinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koillinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoillinennortheast; northeastern
2Finnishkoishort form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,...
3Japanese鯉carp, specifically, the common carp
4Old Japaneseこい—

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Old Japanese こい →Every word from Japanese 鯉 →Every word from Finnish koi →