Where does “katkerokasvi” come from?

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

katkerokasvi (Finnish): any plant of the family Gentianaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant of the family Gentianaceae

Ancestry of “katkerokasvi”, step by step

katkerokasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish katkero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerobitters; gentian
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackerabitter
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →