Where does “tatarkasvi” come from?

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

tatarkasvi (Finnish): A plant in the family Polygonaceae

Definitions

  1. A plant in the family Polygonaceae

Ancestry of “tatarkasvi”, step by step

tatarkasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish tatar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtatarplant of the family Polygonaceae
2Finnishtattaribuckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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