Where does “rääʹss” come from?

rääʹss (Skolt 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.

rääʹss (Skolt Sami): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “rääʹss”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Samic (k)rāsē →
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