Where does “isorölli” come from?
isorölli (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isorölli (Finnish): redtop, black bent (Agrostis gigantea)
Definitions
- redtop, black bent (Agrostis gigantea)
Ancestry of “isorölli”, step by step
isorölli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iso | big; large; great |
| 2 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
via Finnish rölli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rölli | bentgrass, bent grass of the genus |