Where does “rohokas” come from?

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

rohokas (Ingrian): grassy

Definitions

  1. grassy

Ancestry of “rohokas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrohograss
2Voticrohograss
3Proto-Finnicroohograss
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →