Where does “pallosara” come from?

pallosara (Finnish) comes from Finnish pallo, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

pallosara (Finnish): Carex globularis

Definitions

  1. Carex globularis

Ancestry of “pallosara”, step by step

pallosara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalloball; balloon; orb, sphere, globe
2Proto-Germanicballôball
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô