Where does “kasulik” come from?

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

kasulik (Estonian): useful

Definitions

  1. useful

Ancestry of “kasulik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankasuprofit; relief, help, use, as in
2Estoniankasvamato grow
3Finnishkasvaato grow
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadakEvery word from Finnish kasvaa
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