Where does “rohdoskasvi” come from?
rohdoskasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rohdos, 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.
rohdoskasvi (Finnish): medicinal plant, medicinal herb
Definitions
- medicinal plant, medicinal herb
Ancestry of “rohdoskasvi”, step by step
rohdoskasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rohdos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rohdos | herb or plant used as a medicine or drug |
| 2 | Finnish | rohto | a herb used for medical purposes; medicine, drug... |
| 3 | Finnish | ruoho | grass mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | rooho | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |