Where does “rohtokasvi” come from?

rohtokasvi (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.

rohtokasvi (Finnish): medicinal plant, curative plant

Definitions

  1. medicinal plant, curative plant

Ancestry of “rohtokasvi”, step by step

rohtokasvi 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 kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →
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