Where does “kasvihormoni” come from?

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

kasvihormoni (Finnish): plant hormone

Definitions

  1. plant hormone

Ancestry of “kasvihormoni”, step by step

kasvihormoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish hormoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhormonihormone
2EnglishhormoneAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed...
3Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →