Where does “ahvenruoho” come from?
ahvenruoho (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.
ahvenruoho (Finnish): pond water-crowfoot
Ancestry of “ahvenruoho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ruoho | grass ; blade of grass; marijuana |
| 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 |