Where does “kuitukasvi” come from?

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

kuitukasvi (Finnish): fibre plant, texture plant

Definitions

  1. fibre plant, texture plant

Ancestry of “kuitukasvi”, step by step

kuitukasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish kuitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuitufiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu
2Proto-Finnickuitu(flax) fibre/fiber
3Proto-Finno-Permickujčɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →