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
Ancestry of “roheline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | rohi | grass; medicine |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rooho | grass |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |