Where does “risiinikasvi” come from?

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

risiinikasvi (Finnish): castor oil plant

Definitions

  1. castor oil plant

Ancestry of “risiinikasvi”, step by step

risiinikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish risiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisiinicastor oil plant, "Ricinus communis"; ricin
2Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →