Where does “kasvinsyönti” come from?

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

kasvinsyönti (Finnish): herbivory, eating plants

Definitions

  1. herbivory, eating plants

Ancestry of “kasvinsyönti”, step by step

kasvinsyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish syönti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöntieating
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →