Where does “päällyskasvusto” come from?

päällyskasvusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvusto, from Finnish kasvu, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

päällyskasvusto (Finnish): periphyton

Definitions

  1. periphyton

Ancestry of “päällyskasvusto”, step by step

päällyskasvusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvustogrowth something that has grown
2Finnishkasvugrowth
3Finnishkasvaato grow
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →