Where does “ahosuolaheinä” come from?

ahosuolaheinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish suolaheinä, from Finnish heinä, from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

ahosuolaheinä (Finnish): sheep sorrel

Definitions

  1. sheep sorrel

Ancestry of “ahosuolaheinä”, step by step

ahosuolaheinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suolaheinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolaheinäsorrel
2Finnishheinähay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge
3Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
4Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish Aho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAhoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finnicahoabandoned swidden; glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest)
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →