Where does “hyötykasvi” come from?

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

hyötykasvi (Finnish): crop; beneficial plant

Definitions

  1. crop; beneficial plant

Ancestry of “hyötykasvi”, step by step

hyötykasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish hyöty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

Words derived from “hyötykasvi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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