Where does “rikkokasvi” come from?

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

rikkokasvi (Finnish): any plant of the family Saxifragaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant of the family Saxifragaceae

Ancestry of “rikkokasvi”, step by step

rikkokasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish rikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkobreakage; saxifrage
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →