Where does “myrkynkylvö” come from?

myrkynkylvö (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkky, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.

myrkynkylvö (Finnish): sowing dragon's teeth

Definitions

  1. sowing dragon's teeth

Ancestry of “myrkynkylvö”, step by step

myrkynkylvö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—

via Finnish kylvö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylvösowing, planting
2Finnishkylvääto sow
3Proto-Finnickülvädäkto sow, to disperse
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Finnish myrkky →