Where does “kasvipaleontologia” come from?

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

kasvipaleontologia (Finnish): paleophytology, paleobotany

Definitions

  1. paleophytology, paleobotany

Ancestry of “kasvipaleontologia”, step by step

kasvipaleontologia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish paleontologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaleontologiapaleontology; Partitive singular form of...
2Frenchpaléontologiepaleontology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →