Where does “narsissikasvi” come from?

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

narsissikasvi (Finnish): any plant in the family Amaryllidaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant in the family Amaryllidaceae

Ancestry of “narsissikasvi”, step by step

narsissikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish narsissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnarsissinarcissus
2LatinNarcissusNarcissus, a figure from Greek mythology
3Ancient GreekΝάρκισσοςNarcissus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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