Where does “hulluruoho” come from?

hulluruoho (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.

hulluruoho (Finnish): thorn apple; Any plant in the genus "Datura"

Definitions

  1. thorn apple; Any plant in the genus "Datura"

Ancestry of “hulluruoho”, step by step

hulluruoho 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 hullu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhullucrazy, mad, insane; A crazy, mad or insane...
2Proto-Finnichullucrazy, mad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →
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