Where does “hostinsara” come from?

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

hostinsara (Finnish): Carex hostiana

Definitions

  1. Carex hostiana

Ancestry of “hostinsara”, step by step

hostinsara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish Host

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHost—
Every word from Finnish säristä →Every word from Finnish šara →