Where does “kasutus” come from?

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

kasutus (Estonian): use, usage

Definitions

  1. use, usage

Ancestry of “kasutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankasutamato use
2Estoniankasuprofit; relief, help, use, as in
3Estoniankasvamato grow
4Finnishkasvaato grow
5Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →