Where does “Forssa” come from?

Forssa (Finnish) comes from Swedish fors, from Old Swedish fors, from Old Norse fors, from Proto-Germanic fursaz, from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

Ancestry of “Forssa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishforsa rapid; a waterfall
2Old Swedishforstorrent, stream; waterfall
3Old Norseforsa waterfall
4Proto-Germanicfursazwaterfall, torrent
5Pre-Germanicpŕ̥sos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

Words derived from “Forssa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers-