Where does “rohosorsa” come from?

rohosorsa (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.

rohosorsa (Ingrian): mallard

Definitions

  1. mallard

Ancestry of “rohosorsa”, step by step

rohosorsa 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 Ingrian sorsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansorsaduck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grasąEvery word from Proto-Finnic rooho