Where does “kasvis” come from?

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

kasvis (Finnish): vegetable; vegetarian

Definitions

  1. vegetable; vegetarian

Ancestry of “kasvis”, step by step

kasvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsthe letter s

Words derived from “kasvis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →