Where does “kantovesa” come from?
kantovesa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanto, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
kantovesa (Finnish): stump sprout
Definitions
- stump sprout
Ancestry of “kantovesa”, step by step
kantovesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kanto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanto | stump, tree stump |
| 2 | Finnish | kantaa | to carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish Vesa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vesa | A new shoot or sprout of a plant, especially a new branch of a tree or the new growth at the tip of a branch; a sucker, tiller |