Where does “juolasara” come from?

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

juolasara (Finnish): Carex nigra subsp. nigra

Definitions

  1. Carex nigra subsp. nigra

Ancestry of “juolasara”, step by step

juolasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish juola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuola
Every word from Finnish säristäEvery word from Finnish šara