Where does “rikkakasvi” come from?

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

rikkakasvi (Finnish): weed

Definitions

  1. weed

Ancestry of “rikkakasvi”, step by step

rikkakasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish rikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkamote, litter; "short for" rikkakasvi
2Proto-Finnicrikka—

Words derived from “rikkakasvi”

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