Where does “rohtokoisio” come from?
rohtokoisio (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.
rohtokoisio (Finnish): ashwagandha
Definitions
- ashwagandha
Ancestry of “rohtokoisio”, step by step
rohtokoisio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish koisio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koisio | — |