Where does “hetesara” come from?

hetesara (Finnish) comes from Finnish šara, from Finnish säristä — to rattle, to creak; to crackle.

hetesara (Finnish): lesser pond-sedge

Definitions

  1. lesser pond-sedge

Ancestry of “hetesara”, step by step

hetesara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish hete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishheteA quagmire or morass, a swampy, soggy spot. Hete...
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