Where does “ruukkukasvi” come from?

ruukkukasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruukku, from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

ruukkukasvi (Finnish): potted plant, pot plant

Definitions

  1. potted plant, pot plant

Ancestry of “ruukkukasvi”, step by step

ruukkukasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruukkupot; jar; situla
2Swedishkrukaa pot; a coward
3Middle Low Germankrūke—
4Old Saxonkrūka—
5Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
6Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Old Saxon krūka →