Where does “tunturikasvi” come from?

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

tunturikasvi (Finnish): a plant that grows on a fell

Definitions

  1. a plant that grows on a fell

Ancestry of “tunturikasvi”, step by step

tunturikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish tunturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtunturiA fell
2Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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