Where does “kaisla” come from?

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

kaisla (Finnish): rush, bulrush, club-rush

Definitions

  1. rush, bulrush, club-rush

Ancestry of “kaisla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaisla—
2Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip

Words derived from “kaisla”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaisla →