Where does “kasvipenkki” come from?

kasvipenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish penkki, from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

kasvipenkki (Finnish): plant bed, garden bed, plant enclosure

Definitions

plant bed, garden bed, plant enclosure

Ancestry of “kasvipenkki”, step by step

kasvipenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penkki

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	penkki	bench; plant bed
2	Old Swedish	bænker	bench
3	Old Norse	benkr	—
4	Proto-Germanic	bankiz	a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeg-	to break

via Finnish kasvi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kasvi	plant
2	Finnish	kasvaa	to grow
3	Proto-Finnic	kasvadak	to grow
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ewks-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →