Where does “kasvisrasva” come from?

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

kasvisrasva (Finnish): vegetable fat

Definitions

  1. vegetable fat

Ancestry of “kasvisrasva”, step by step

kasvisrasva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvisvegetable; vegetarian
2Finnishkasviplant
3Finnishkasvaato grow
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →