Where does “huonekasvi” come from?
huonekasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvi, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.
huonekasvi (Finnish): houseplant
Ancestry of “huonekasvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kasvi | plant |
| 2 | Finnish | kasvaa | to grow; to grow , become; to increase, increment |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kasvadak | to grow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewks- | — |