Where does “itiöpolvi” come from?

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

itiöpolvi (Finnish): sporophyte

Definitions

  1. sporophyte

Ancestry of “itiöpolvi”, step by step

itiöpolvi 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 polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Uralic itä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic itädäk →Every word from Finnish itää →