Where does “kasvottomuus” come from?

kasvottomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvoton, from Finnish kasvo, from Veps kazda, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

kasvottomuus (Finnish): facelessness

Definitions

  1. facelessness

Ancestry of “kasvottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvotonfaceless
2Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
3Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Veps kazda →