Where does “ihokasvain” come from?

ihokasvain (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvain, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

ihokasvain (Finnish): skin tumor

Definitions

  1. skin tumor

Ancestry of “ihokasvain”, step by step

ihokasvain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvaintumour/tumor
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish iho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihoskin of a human being; skin of a human being or...
2Proto-Finnicihoskin; body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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