Where does “pyöreäkasvoinen” come from?

pyöreäkasvoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvo, from Veps kazda, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

pyöreäkasvoinen (Finnish): round-faced

Definitions

  1. round-faced

Ancestry of “pyöreäkasvoinen”, step by step

pyöreäkasvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish pyöreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöreäround; rounded, labial; rounded
2Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Veps kazda →