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Where does “kasvihuone” come from?

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

kasvihuone (Finnish): greenhouse

Definitions

  1. greenhouse

Ancestry of “kasvihuone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow; to grow , become; to increase, increment
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

Words derived from “kasvihuone”

  • kasvihuonekasvi
  • kasvihuoneilmiö
  • kasvihuonekaasu
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