Where does “röyhysara” come from?

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

röyhysara (Finnish): fibrous tussock-sedge

Definitions

  1. fibrous tussock-sedge

Ancestry of “röyhysara”, step by step

röyhysara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish röyhy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröyhypanicle, panicled spike
2Finnishröyheäbushy, fluffy
Every word from Finnish säristä →Every word from Finnish šara →