Where does “äimäsara” come from?

äimäsara (Finnish) comes from Finnish äimä, from Proto-Finnic äimä, from Proto-Uralic äjmä — needle.

äimäsara (Finnish): Carex dioica

Definitions

  1. Carex dioica

Ancestry of “äimäsara”, step by step

äimäsara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äimä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäimäA large needle shaped for working with tough...
2Proto-Finnicäimäneedle
3Proto-Uralicäjmäneedle

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Uralic äjmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic äimä →Every word from Finnish äimä →