Where does “sypressikasvi” come from?

sypressikasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sypressi, from Swedish cypress, from French cyprès, from Old French cipres, from Latin cypressus, from Latin cupressus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος — cypress; its wood, used as timber.

sypressikasvi (Finnish): Any conifer of the family Cupressaceae

Definitions

Any conifer of the family Cupressaceae

Ancestry of “sypressikasvi”, step by step

sypressikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sypressi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	sypressi	cypress any of the coniferous trees in the genus
2	Swedish	cypress	cypress
3	French	cyprès	cypress
4	Old French	cipres	—
5	Latin	cypressus	—
6	Latin	cupressus	cypress
7	Ancient Greek	κυπάρισσος	cypress; its wood, used as timber

via Finnish kasvi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kasvi	plant
2	Finnish	kasvaa	to grow
3	Proto-Finnic	kasvadak	to grow
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ewks-	—

Every word from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος →Every word from Latin cupressus →Every word from Latin cypressus →