Where does “emäkkikasvi” come from?

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

emäkkikasvi (Finnish): A plant of the taxonomic subfamily Fumarioideae within the family Papaveraceae

Definitions

  1. A plant of the taxonomic subfamily Fumarioideae within the family Papaveraceae

Ancestry of “emäkkikasvi”, step by step

emäkkikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish emäkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemäkkifumitory plant of the genus
2Finnishemämother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →