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

Definitions

  1. self-pollination

Ancestry of “itsepölytys”, step by step

itsepölytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pölytys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölytysdusting; pollination
2Finnishpölyttääto dust; to pollinate
3Finnishpölydust
4Proto-Finnicpölü—

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Finnic pölü →Every word from Finnish pöly →Every word from Finnish pölyttää →