Where does “juurtosara” come from?

juurtosara (Finnish) comes from Finnish juurto, from Finnish juurtaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

juurtosara (Finnish): string sedge, Carex chordorrhiza

Definitions

  1. string sedge, Carex chordorrhiza

Ancestry of “juurtosara”, step by step

juurtosara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juurto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuurto
2Finnishjuurtaato have its roots in; to take the root
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka