Where does “emäkasvo” come from?

emäkasvo (Ingrian) comes from Finnish kasvo, from Veps kazda, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

emäkasvo (Ingrian): mother plant

Definitions

  1. mother plant

Ancestry of “emäkasvo”, step by step

emäkasvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Ingrian emä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianemämother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Veps kazda →