Where does “nollakasvu” come from?

nollakasvu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nolla, from Swedish nolla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nollakasvu (Finnish): zero growth

Definitions

  1. zero growth

Ancestry of “nollakasvu”, step by step

nollakasvu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nolla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnollazero; digit zero; good-for-nothing
2Swedishnollaa zero; the symbol, or digit, "0"; a zero; a...
3Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
4Latinnūllano
5Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Finnish kasvu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvugrowth
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Latin nūllus
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