Where does “akvaariokasvi” come from?

akvaariokasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish akvaario, from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akvaariokasvi (Finnish): aquarium plant

Definitions

  1. aquarium plant

Ancestry of “akvaariokasvi”, step by step

akvaariokasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akvaario

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakvaarioaquarium
2Latinaquārium—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →