Where does “äimäruoho” come from?

äimäruoho (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoho, from Proto-Finnic rooho, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

äimäruoho (Finnish): water awlwort, Subularia aquatica

Definitions

  1. water awlwort, Subularia aquatica

Ancestry of “äimäruoho”, step by step

äimäruoho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruohograss mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen
2Proto-Finnicroohograss
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Finnish äimä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäimäA large needle shaped for working with tough...
2Proto-Finnicäimäneedle
3Proto-Uralicäjmäneedle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →