Where does “rikkaruohopitoisuus” come from?
rikkaruohopitoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikkaruoho, 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.
rikkaruohopitoisuus (Finnish): weed content the proportion of seeds that are of weeds, as opposed to the intended plant
Definitions
- weed content the proportion of seeds that are of weeds, as opposed to the intended plant
Ancestry of “rikkaruohopitoisuus”, step by step
rikkaruohopitoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rikkaruoho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikkaruoho | weed |
| 2 | Finnish | ruoho | grass mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rooho | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |