Where does “lettosara” come from?

lettosara (Finnish) comes from Finnish šara, from Finnish säristä — to rattle, to creak; to crackle.

lettosara (Finnish): Carex heleonastes

Definitions

  1. Carex heleonastes

Ancestry of “lettosara”, step by step

lettosara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle

via Finnish letto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlettofen, a type of treeless swamp
Every word from Finnish säristä →Every word from Finnish šara →
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