kasvosta
Kasvosta is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun kasvo, meaning the face. The elative case, marked by the suffix -sta/-stä, expresses origin, source, or extraction and is used to indicate that something comes from or is derived from a particular place or material. In this sense, kasvosta translates roughly as “from the face.”
The form appears mainly in technical or descriptive language, including anatomical, medical, and scientific contexts, where
Examples of use include phrases such as kasvoista otettu koepala, meaning a biopsy taken from the face,
Etymology derives directly from kasvo (face) with the standard Finnish elative suffix -sta, reflecting a broad
See also: Finnish grammar, elative case, noun cases in Finnish, medical Finnish terminology.