Where does “jäykkärölli” come from?
jäykkärölli (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäykkä, from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jäykkärölli (Finnish): Agrostis vinealis; brown bentgrass, brown bent
Definitions
- Agrostis vinealis; brown bentgrass, brown bent
Ancestry of “jäykkärölli”, step by step
jäykkärölli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jäykkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäykkä | stiff, rigid |
| 2 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish rölli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rölli | bentgrass, bent grass of the genus |