Where does “itiöpöly” come from?

itiöpöly (Finnish) comes from Finnish itiö, from Finnish itää, from Proto-Finnic itädäk, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.

itiöpöly (Finnish): spore dust

Definitions

  1. spore dust

Ancestry of “itiöpöly”, step by step

itiöpöly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitiöspore
2Finnishitääto germinate, sprout; to develop, grow, take...
3Proto-Finnicitädäkto germinate, to sprout
4Proto-Uralicitä-to appear

via Finnish pöly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölydust
2Proto-Finnicpölü—
Every word from Proto-Uralic itä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic itädäk →Every word from Finnish itää →