Where does “itsepölytys” come from?
itsepölytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pölytys, from Finnish pölyttää, from Finnish pöly, from Proto-Finnic pölü.
itsepölytys (Finnish): self-pollination
Ancestry of “itsepölytys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pölytys | dusting; pollination |
| 2 | Finnish | pölyttää | to dust; to pollinate |
| 3 | Finnish | pöly | dust |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pölü | — |