Where does “nokkasara” come from?

nokkasara (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

nokkasara (Finnish): Carex lepidocarpa in

Definitions

  1. Carex lepidocarpa in

Ancestry of “nokkasara”, step by step

nokkasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Finnic nokka →Every word from Finnish nokka →