Where does “kasvisyönti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kasvisyönti”, step by step

kasvisyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish syönti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöntieating
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadakEvery word from Finnish kasvaa