Where does “yrttisuola” come from?

yrttisuola (Finnish) comes from Finnish yrtti, from Old Swedish yrt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

yrttisuola (Finnish): herbal salt, herb salt

Definitions

  1. herbal salt, herb salt

Ancestry of “yrttisuola”, step by step

yrttisuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yrtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrttiherb
2Old Swedishyrt
3Old Norseurt
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Germanic wrōtsEvery word from Proto-Germanic wurt-
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