Where does “kastehein” come from?

kastehein (Estonian) comes from Estonian kaste, from Proto-Finnic kastek, from Proto-Finnic kastadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kastehein (Estonian): bent grass

Definitions

  1. bent grass

Ancestry of “kastehein”, step by step

kastehein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankastedew; sauce
2Proto-Finnickastekdew
3Proto-Finnickastadakto wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse
4Proto-Finnic-tadakForms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Estonian hein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianheinhay
2Proto-Finnichainahay
3Proto-Finnicšainawall
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśaina-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -tadak →Every word from Proto-Finnic kastadak →