Where does “orasrooho” come from?

orasrooho (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic rooho, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Ancestry of “orasrooho”, step by step

orasrooho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic rooho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicroohograss
2Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Ingrian oras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianorasshoot, sprout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grasąEvery word from Proto-Finnic rooho