Where does “rohtoemäkki” come from?

rohtoemäkki (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.

Ancestry of “rohtoemäkki”, step by step

rohtoemäkki 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 emäkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemäkkifumitory plant of the genus
2Finnishemämother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →