Where does “pinaattikasvi” come from?

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

pinaattikasvi (Finnish): spinach plant

Definitions

  1. spinach plant

Ancestry of “pinaattikasvi”, step by step

pinaattikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish pinaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpinaattispinach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →