Where does “vesikasvisto” come from?

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

vesikasvisto (Finnish): aquatic flora

Definitions

  1. aquatic flora

Ancestry of “vesikasvisto”, step by step

vesikasvisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvistoflora; botany; herbarium
2Finnishkasviplant
3Finnishkasvaato grow
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Finnish kasvaa →