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

  1. medicinal plant, medicinal herb

Ancestry of “rohdoskasvi”, step by step

rohdoskasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rohdos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrohdosherb or plant used as a medicine or drug
2Finnishrohtoa herb used for medical purposes; medicine, drug...
3Finnishruohograss mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen
4Proto-Finnicroohograss
5Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-