Where does “kasvisvarras” come from?

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

kasvisvarras (Finnish): vegetable skewer, veggie skewer

Definitions

  1. vegetable skewer, veggie skewer

Ancestry of “kasvisvarras”, step by step

kasvisvarras 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 varras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarrasrotisserie, skewer; skewer, skewered dish;...
2Proto-Finnicvardasrod, pole used for hanging or piercing
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →