Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “rohtokalmojuuri” come from? rohtokalmojuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalmojuuri, from Finnish kalmo, from Finnish kalma, from Proto-Finnic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.
rohtokalmojuuri (Finnish): sweet flag, Acorus calamus perennial wetland plant
Definitions sweet flag, Acorus calamus perennial wetland plant Ancestry of “rohtokalmojuuri”, step by step rohtokalmojuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kalmojuuri Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kalmojuuri sweet flag 2 Finnish kalmo corpse, cadaver 3 Finnish kalma death 4 Proto-Finnic kalma grave; death 5 Proto-Uralic kalma grave; ? death 6 Proto-Uralic kale- to die
via Finnish rohto Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish rohto a herb used for medical purposes; medicine, drug... 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