Where does “kesäitiö” come from?
kesäitiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish itiö, from Finnish itää, from Proto-Finnic itädäk, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.
kesäitiö (Finnish): uredospore
Ancestry of “kesäitiö”, step by step
kesäitiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itiö | spore |
| 2 | Finnish | itää | to germinate, sprout; to develop, grow, take... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | itädäk | to germinate, to sprout |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | itä- | to appear |
via Finnish kesä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kesä | summer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kesä | summer; fallow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ós-r | — |