Where does “järvikaisla” come from?

järvikaisla (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaisla, from Proto-Finnic kaisla, from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz — staff, whip.

järvikaisla (Finnish): common club-rush

Definitions

  1. common club-rush

Ancestry of “järvikaisla”, step by step

järvikaisla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaisla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaislarush, bulrush, club-rush
2Proto-Finnickaisla—
3Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaisla →Every word from Finnish kaisla →
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