Where does “kauniskasvoinen” come from?

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

kauniskasvoinen (Finnish): with a beautiful or pretty face

Definitions

  1. with a beautiful or pretty face

Ancestry of “kauniskasvoinen”, step by step

kauniskasvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish kaunis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaunisbeautiful
2Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
3Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Veps kazda →