Where does “mustasara” come from?

mustasara (Finnish) comes from Finnish musta, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.

mustasara (Finnish): Carex atrata

Definitions

  1. Carex atrata

Ancestry of “mustasara”, step by step

mustasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

via Finnish šara

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