Where does “kevätruis” come from?

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

kevätruis (Finnish): spring rye

Definitions

  1. spring rye

Ancestry of “kevätruis”, step by step

kevätruis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruis

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

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rugis →