Where does “maakuntakasvi” come from?

maakuntakasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish maakunta, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maakuntakasvi (Finnish): the official regional plant (species) of a

Definitions

  1. the official regional plant (species) of a

Ancestry of “maakuntakasvi”, step by step

maakuntakasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaakuntacounty, province, region
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →