Where does “leipäkasvo” come from?

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

leipäkasvo (Ingrian): breadcorn

Definitions

  1. breadcorn

Ancestry of “leipäkasvo”, step by step

leipäkasvo 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 leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianleipäbread
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasvadak →Every word from Veps kazda →