Where does “asterikasvi” come from?

asterikasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvi, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

asterikasvi (Finnish): aster; Asteraceae

Definitions

  1. aster; Asteraceae

Ancestry of “asterikasvi”, step by step

asterikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish asteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasteriaster
2taxonomic nameAster—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →