Where does “ruoholaukka” come from?

ruoholaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukka, from Proto-Finnic laukka, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

ruoholaukka (Finnish): chive, "Allium schoenoprasum"

Definitions

  1. chive, "Allium schoenoprasum"

Ancestry of “ruoholaukka”, step by step

ruoholaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkacanter; gallop; onion
2Proto-Finniclaukkaonion
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish ruoho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruohograss mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen
2Proto-Finnicroohograss
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laukka →