Where does “ruokakasvi” come from?

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

ruokakasvi (Finnish): food crop

Definitions

  1. food crop

Ancestry of “ruokakasvi”, step by step

ruokakasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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