Where does “vesikasvusto” come from?

vesikasvusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvusto, from Finnish kasvu, from Finnish kasvaa, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

vesikasvusto (Finnish): aquatic foliage, aquatic growth

Definitions

  1. aquatic foliage, aquatic growth

Ancestry of “vesikasvusto”, step by step

vesikasvusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvustogrowth something that has grown
2Finnishkasvugrowth
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 →