Where does “uposkasvi” come from?

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

uposkasvi (Finnish): elodeid, underwater plant, submerse aquatic plant plant that grows completely below the surface of water, or with only flowers above

Definitions

  1. elodeid, underwater plant, submerse aquatic plant plant that grows completely below the surface of water, or with only flowers above

Ancestry of “uposkasvi”, step by step

uposkasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish upota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishupotato sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to...
2Proto-Finnicup'ot'akto sink; to drown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →