Where does “kasvain” come from?

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

kasvain (Finnish): tumour/tumor

Definitions

  1. tumour/tumor

Ancestry of “kasvain”, step by step

kasvain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvaa

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

via Finnish jain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjain—

Words derived from “kasvain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →