Where does “rohtokataja” come from?

rohtokataja (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.

rohtokataja (Finnish): savin

Definitions

  1. savin

Ancestry of “rohtokataja”, step by step

rohtokataja 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 kataja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatajajuniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2Proto-Finnickatagajuniper
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickoča—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →
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