Where does “kasvivalkuainen” come from?

kasvivalkuainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkuainen, from Finnish -uainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kasvivalkuainen (Finnish): plant protein

Definitions

  1. plant protein

Ancestry of “kasvivalkuainen”, step by step

kasvivalkuainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkuainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkuainenegg white, albumen; Short for valkuaisaine
2Finnish-uainenForms certain nouns, particularly for parts of...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus