Where does “hentosara” come from?

hentosara (Finnish) comes from Finnish hento, from Proto-Finnic hento.

hentosara (Finnish): softleaf sedge

Definitions

  1. softleaf sedge

Ancestry of “hentosara”, step by step

hentosara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhentodelicate, fragile
2Proto-Finnichento—

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
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