Where does “kalliosara” come from?

kalliosara (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kallio, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kallijo, from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ.

kalliosara (Finnish): Carex rupestris

Definitions

  1. Carex rupestris

Ancestry of “kalliosara”, step by step

kalliosara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kallio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKallioAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kallijo—
3Proto-Germanichallijǭ—

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kallijo →Every word from Finnish Kallio →
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