Where does “pajukasvi” come from?

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

pajukasvi (Finnish): any plant in the family Salicaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant in the family Salicaceae

Ancestry of “pajukasvi”, step by step

pajukasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →