Where does “huonokasvuinen” come from?

huonokasvuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvu, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

huonokasvuinen (Finnish): barren, scrawny, desolate with not much plant growth

Definitions

  1. barren, scrawny, desolate with not much plant growth

Ancestry of “huonokasvuinen”, step by step

huonokasvuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvu

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

via Finnish huono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuonobad; poor
2Proto-Finnichoonobad, poor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →