Where does “piukkasara” come from?

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

piukkasara (Finnish): Carex elata

Definitions

  1. Carex elata

Ancestry of “piukkasara”, step by step

piukkasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish piukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiukkatight, taut
Every word from Finnish säristä →Every word from Finnish šara →