Where does “siemenlevintäinen” come from?

siemenlevintäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish siemen, from Proto-Finnic seemen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

siemenlevintäinen (Finnish): dispersing by seeds, that spreads by seeds

Definitions

  1. dispersing by seeds, that spreads by seeds

Ancestry of “siemenlevintäinen”, step by step

siemenlevintäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiemenseed; semen; precursor
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Finnish levintä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevintädispersion
2Finnishlevitäto spread; to sprawl; to break down
3Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic seemen →