Where does “erikoiskasvi” come from?

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

erikoiskasvi (Finnish): specialized plant, specialized crop

Definitions

  1. specialized plant, specialized crop

Ancestry of “erikoiskasvi”, step by step

erikoiskasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish erikoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisherikoinenSpecial, exceptional, out of the ordinary;...
2Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →