Where does “mehikasvi” come from?

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

mehikasvi (Finnish): succulent succulent plant

Definitions

  1. succulent succulent plant

Ancestry of “mehikasvi”, step by step

mehikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish mehi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmehisap, juice, nectar
2Proto-Finnicmehisap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →