Where does “suorakylvö” come from?

suorakylvö (Finnish) comes from Finnish suora, from Proto-Finnic soora, from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.

suorakylvö (Finnish): direct seeding, direct drilling, direct seed drilling

Definitions

  1. direct seeding, direct drilling, direct seed drilling

Ancestry of “suorakylvö”, step by step

suorakylvö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuorastraight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;...
2Proto-Finnicsoorastraight
3Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura

via Finnish kylvö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylvösowing, planting
2Finnishkylvääto sow
3Proto-Finnickülvädäkto sow, to disperse
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