Where does “pölkkyruoho” come from?
pölkkyruoho (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.
pölkkyruoho (Finnish): tower rockcress
Definitions
- tower rockcress
Ancestry of “pölkkyruoho”, step by step
pölkkyruoho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruoho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruoho | grass mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rooho | grass |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via Finnish pölkky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pölkky | log, stock, block of wood |