Where does “itiökasvi” come from?

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

itiökasvi (Finnish): cryptogam

Definitions

  1. cryptogam

Ancestry of “itiökasvi”, step by step

itiökasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish itiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitiöspore
2Finnishitääto germinate, sprout; to develop, grow, take...
3Proto-Finnicitädäkto germinate, to sprout
4Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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