Where does “rohokasvo” come from?

rohokasvo (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.

rohokasvo (Ingrian): herbaceous plant

Definitions

  1. herbaceous plant

Ancestry of “rohokasvo”, step by step

rohokasvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian roho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrohograss
2Voticrohograss
3Proto-Finnicroohograss
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →