Where does “riekonsara” come from?

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

riekonsara (Finnish): twotipped sedge

Definitions

  1. twotipped sedge

Ancestry of “riekonsara”, step by step

riekonsara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish riekko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriekkowillow grouse
Every word from Finnish säristä →Every word from Finnish šara →
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