Where does “kapeakasvoinen” come from?

kapeakasvoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvo, from Veps kazda, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

kapeakasvoinen (Finnish): thin-faced, narrow-faced

Definitions

  1. thin-faced, narrow-faced

Ancestry of “kapeakasvoinen”, step by step

kapeakasvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish kapea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapeanarrow
2Proto-Finnickapeda—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Veps kazda →