Where does “ruutukasvo” come from?

ruutukasvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruutu, from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

Ancestry of “ruutukasvo”, step by step

ruutukasvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruutusquare; rectangle; box
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte
4Old High Germanrūta
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτήEvery word from Latin rūtaEvery word from Old High German rūta
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