Where does “mukulakasvi” come from?

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

mukulakasvi (Finnish): tuberous plant, tuber plant

Definitions

  1. tuberous plant, tuber plant

Ancestry of “mukulakasvi”, step by step

mukulakasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish mukula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmukulatuber; tuberous, and other translations; lump
2Finnishmykkylump, bump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →