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Where does “koiruoho” come from?

koiruoho (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.

koiruoho (Finnish): wormwood

Definitions

  1. wormwood

Ancestry of “koiruoho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruohograss ; blade of grass; marijuana
2Proto-Finnicroohograss
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “koiruoho”

  • koiruohoöljy
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