Where does “kasviplankton” come from?

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

kasviplankton (Finnish): phytoplankton

Definitions

  1. phytoplankton

Ancestry of “kasviplankton”, step by step

kasviplankton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish plankton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplanktonplankton
2Ancient Greekπλαγκτόςwandering, roaming; wandering in mind, erring,...
3Ancient Greekπλάζωto turn away from; to bewilder, dull the mind; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →