Where does “kaislasara” come from?

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

kaislasara (Finnish): Carex rhynchophysa

Definitions

  1. Carex rhynchophysa

Ancestry of “kaislasara”, step by step

kaislasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaisla

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

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaisilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaisla →Every word from Finnish kaisla →