Where does “kivikkokasvi” come from?

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

kivikkokasvi (Finnish): rockery plant

Definitions

  1. rockery plant

Ancestry of “kivikkokasvi”, step by step

kivikkokasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish kivikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivikkorocky ground
2Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
3Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →