Where does “roheline” come from?

roheline (Estonian) comes from Estonian rohi, from Proto-Finnic rooho, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

roheline (Estonian): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “roheline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrohigrass; medicine
2Proto-Finnicroohograss
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “roheline”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →