Where does “aapasara” come from?

aapasara (Finnish) comes from Finnish aapa, from Northern Sami áhpi, from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

aapasara (Finnish): Carex rotundata (in Carex subg. Carex)

Definitions

  1. Carex rotundata (in Carex subg. Carex)

Ancestry of “aapasara”, step by step

aapasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishaapaA type of open swamp
2Northern Samiáhpisea
3Old Norsehafsea, ocean
4Proto-Germanichabąsea
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habą →Every word from Old Norse haf →