Where does “jänönsara” come from?

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

jänönsara (Finnish): oval sedge

Definitions

  1. oval sedge

Ancestry of “jänönsara”, step by step

jänönsara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish jänö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänöhare
Every word from Finnish säristä →Every word from Finnish šara →