Where does “juhannusruis” come from?

juhannusruis (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

juhannusruis (Finnish): a breed of rye, sown around the Midsummer Day; the first green growth is utilized as fodder in the fall and the grain is harvested the next year

Definitions

  1. a breed of rye, sown around the Midsummer Day; the first green growth is utilized as fodder in the fall and the grain is harvested the next year

Ancestry of “juhannusruis”, step by step

juhannusruis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruisrye
2Proto-Finnicrugisrye
3Proto-Germanicrugizrye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye

via Finnish juhannus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjuhannusMidsummer Day, Saint John's Day
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rugis →