Where does “piennarkasvi” come from?
piennarkasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvi, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.
piennarkasvi (Finnish): roadside plant
Definitions
- roadside plant
Ancestry of “piennarkasvi”, step by step
piennarkasvi 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 piennar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piennar | A strip of land at the margin of some land forms |