Where does “ruohonleikkuri” come from?
ruohonleikkuri (Finnish) comes 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.
ruohonleikkuri (Finnish): lawnmower device to cut grass
Definitions
- lawnmower device to cut grass
Ancestry of “ruohonleikkuri”, step by step
ruohonleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruoho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruoho | grass mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rooho | grass |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via Finnish leikkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkuri | cutter |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |