Where does “emikasvi” come from?

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

emikasvi (Finnish): female plant

Definitions

  1. female plant

Ancestry of “emikasvi”, step by step

emikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish emi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemipistil
2Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
3Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →