Where does “pistinkasvi” come from?

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

pistinkasvi (Finnish): stinging plant plant capable of stinging, in Finnish used especially of tropical plants in the genus Dracaena

Definitions

  1. stinging plant plant capable of stinging, in Finnish used especially of tropical plants in the genus Dracaena

Ancestry of “pistinkasvi”, step by step

pistinkasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish pistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistinstinger of animals, e.g. wasp stinger
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →