Where does “ajuruoho” come from?

ajuruoho (Finnish) comes from Finnish aju, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ajuruoho (Finnish): thyme

Definitions

  1. thyme

Ancestry of “ajuruoho”, step by step

ajuruoho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishajuSynonym of ajatus; sweetfish, ayu
2Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
3Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
4Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

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

Words derived from “ajuruoho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →