Where does “pienikasvuinen” come from?

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

pienikasvuinen (Finnish): of short stature

Definitions

  1. of short stature

Ancestry of “pienikasvuinen”, step by step

pienikasvuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvu

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

via Finnish pieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine

Words derived from “pienikasvuinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-