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Where does “nokkoskasvi” come from?

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

nokkoskasvi (Finnish): Any plant of the nettle family Urticaceae; In...

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the nettle family Urticaceae; In...

Ancestry of “nokkoskasvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow; to grow , become; to increase, increment
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →