Where does “varpukasvi” come from?

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

varpukasvi (Finnish): low shrub, dwarf shrub, subshrub

Definitions

  1. low shrub, dwarf shrub, subshrub

Ancestry of “varpukasvi”, step by step

varpukasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvi

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

via Finnish varpu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarputwig, bare twig; shrub
2Proto-Finnicvarpu—
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →
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