Where does “kiiltosara” come from?

kiiltosara (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiilto, from Finnish -ö — Front vowel variant of -o.

kiiltosara (Finnish): rock sedge

Definitions

  1. rock sedge

Ancestry of “kiiltosara”, step by step

kiiltosara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiilto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiiltoglint, gleam, shine; lustre
2Finnish-öFront vowel variant of -o

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Finnish -ö →Every word from Finnish kiilto →