Where does “hedekasvi” come from?

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

hedekasvi (Finnish): male plant

Definitions

  1. male plant

Ancestry of “hedekasvi”, step by step

hedekasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish hede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedestamen
2Finnishheitiä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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