Where does “lemmenrohto” come from?

lemmenrohto (Finnish) comes from Finnish rohto, 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.

lemmenrohto (Finnish): love potion; aphrodisiac drug believed to arouse or intensify sexual desire

Definitions

  1. love potion; aphrodisiac drug believed to arouse or intensify sexual desire

Ancestry of “lemmenrohto”, step by step

lemmenrohto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rohto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrohtoa herb used for medical purposes; medicine, drug...
2Finnishruohograss mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen
3Proto-Finnicroohograss
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Finnish Lempi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLempi(erotic) love
2Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
3Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →