Where does “itämyrsky” come from?

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

itämyrsky (Finnish): easterly storm

Definitions

  1. easterly storm

Ancestry of “itämyrsky”, step by step

itämyrsky 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 myrsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrskystorm
2Finnishmyristäto rumble, thunder, bellow
Every word from Proto-Uralic itä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic itä →Every word from Finnish itä →