Where does “norkkokasvi” come from?
norkkokasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvi, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.
norkkokasvi (Finnish): hamamelid, hamamelidid member of the obsolete taxonomic grouping Hamamelididae
Definitions
- hamamelid, hamamelidid member of the obsolete taxonomic grouping Hamamelididae
Ancestry of “norkkokasvi”, step by step
norkkokasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kasvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kasvi | plant |
| 2 | Finnish | kasvaa | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kasvadak | to grow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewks- | — |
via Finnish norkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | norkko | catkin |