Where does “merikasvisto” come from?

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

merikasvisto (Finnish): sea flora, marine flora

Definitions

  1. sea flora, marine flora

Ancestry of “merikasvisto”, step by step

merikasvisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvistoflora; botany; herbarium
2Finnishkasviplant
3Finnishkasvaato grow
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →