Where does “vuohenjuuri” come from?

vuohenjuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuohi, from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

vuohenjuuri (Finnish): leopard's bane plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. leopard's bane plant of the genus

Ancestry of “vuohenjuuri”, step by step

vuohenjuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuohigoat
2Proto-Finnicvoohigoat
3Latvianāzismale goat, billy goat, buck
4Proto-Balticāž-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

via Finnish juuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuuriroot; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a...
2Proto-Finnicjuuriroot
3Proto-Finno-Permicjure—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic āž- →Every word from Latvian āzis →