Where does “tarha-ajuruoho” come from?

tarha-ajuruoho (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajuruoho, from Finnish aju, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

tarha-ajuruoho (Finnish): garden thyme, thyme, Thymus vulgaris

Definitions

  1. garden thyme, thyme, Thymus vulgaris

Ancestry of “tarha-ajuruoho”, step by step

tarha-ajuruoho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajuruoho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajuruohothyme
2FinnishajuSynonym of ajatus; sweetfish, ayu
3Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
4Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
5Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish tarha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarhacorral; yard; garden, orchard
2Proto-Finnictarhagarden; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-
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