Where does “kuusamakasvi” come from?

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

kuusamakasvi (Finnish): any plant in the family Caprifoliaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant in the family Caprifoliaceae

Ancestry of “kuusamakasvi”, step by step

kuusamakasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish kuusama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusamahoneysuckle; the family Caprifoliaceae
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickusa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →