Where does “kasvotusten” come from?
kasvotusten (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvo, from Veps kazda, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.
kasvotusten (Finnish): face to face, vis-à-vis
Ancestry of “kasvotusten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kasvo | face; face, figure |
| 2 | Veps | kazda | to grow; to grow up; to increase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kasvadak | to grow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewks- | — |