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Where does “tikankonttikasvi” come from?

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

tikankonttikasvi (Finnish): lady's slipper, lady's slipper orchid

Definitions

  1. lady's slipper, lady's slipper orchid

Ancestry of “tikankonttikasvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow; to grow , become; to increase, increment
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →