Where does “anisruoho” come from?

anisruoho (Finnish) comes from Finnish anis, from Swedish anis, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

anisruoho (Finnish): anise

Definitions

  1. anise

Ancestry of “anisruoho”, step by step

anisruoho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanisanise, aniseed
2Swedishanisaniseed
3Latinanīsumanise
4Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
5Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...

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
Every word from Egyptian jnstEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄνισονEvery word from Latin anīsum
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