Where does “kalvassara” come from?

kalvassara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalvas, from Proto-Finnic kalbas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elbʰós — white; mountain; brilliant, shining white.

kalvassara (Finnish): Carex pallescens

Definitions

  1. Carex pallescens

Ancestry of “kalvassara”, step by step

kalvassara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvaspale
2Proto-Finnickalbaspale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elbʰóswhite; mountain; brilliant, shining white

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elbʰós →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalbas →Every word from Finnish kalvas →