Where does “kasvilääkintä” come from?

kasvilääkintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääkintä, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

kasvilääkintä (Finnish): herbalism, phytotherapy

Definitions

  1. herbalism, phytotherapy

Ancestry of “kasvilääkintä”, step by step

kasvilääkintä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääkintä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkintämedical treatment, medication
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →
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