Where does “alitrássi” come from?

alitrássi (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami rássi, from Proto-Samic (k)rāsē, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

alitrássi (Northern Sami): wood cranesbill

Definitions

  1. wood cranesbill

Ancestry of “alitrássi”, step by step

alitrássi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami rássi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samirássiflower
2Proto-Samic(k)rāsēplant; flower; grass
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Northern Sami alit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samialitblue; comparative degree of allat
2Proto-Samicëlēkkēblue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Samic (k)rāsē →