Where does “rássi” come from?

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

rássi (Northern Sami): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “rássi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rássi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grasąEvery word from Proto-Samic (k)rāsē