Where does “leipäviljakasvi” come from?
leipäviljakasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvi, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.
leipäviljakasvi (Finnish): bread cereal plant
Definitions
- bread cereal plant
Ancestry of “leipäviljakasvi”, step by step
leipäviljakasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kasvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kasvi | plant |
| 2 | Finnish | kasvaa | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kasvadak | to grow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewks- | — |
via Finnish leipävilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leipävilja | breadcorn |
| 2 | Finnish | leipä | bread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laipa | bread |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |