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Where does “kasu” come from?

kasu (Estonian) comes from Estonian kasvama, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

kasu (Estonian): profit; relief, help, use, as in

Definitions

  1. profit; relief, help, use, as in

Ancestry of “kasu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankasvamato grow
2Finnishkasvaato grow; to grow , become; to increase, increment
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

Words derived from “kasu”

  • kasutama
  • kasutaja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →