Where does “myrkkykasvi” come from?

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

myrkkykasvi (Finnish): poisonous plant

Definitions

  1. poisonous plant

Ancestry of “myrkkykasvi”, step by step

myrkkykasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →