Where does “itu” come from?
itu (Finnish) comes from Finnish itää, from Proto-Finnic itädäk, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.
itu (Finnish): sprout; germ
Ancestry of “itu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | itää | to germinate, sprout; to develop, grow, take... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | itädäk | to germinate, to sprout |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | itä- | to appear |