Where does “isäntäkasvi” come from?

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

isäntäkasvi (Finnish): host plant, a plant that provides nourishment for pests or parasites

Definitions

  1. host plant, a plant that provides nourishment for pests or parasites

Ancestry of “isäntäkasvi”, step by step

isäntäkasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish isäntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisäntämaster; householder; host
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →