Where does “rikkarölli” come from?
rikkarölli (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikka, from Proto-Finnic rikka.
rikkarölli (Finnish): Agrostis scabra (rough bentgrass, hair grass, rough bent, winter bentgrass, ticklegrass)
Definitions
- Agrostis scabra (rough bentgrass, hair grass, rough bent, winter bentgrass, ticklegrass)
Ancestry of “rikkarölli”, step by step
rikkarölli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikka | mote, litter; "short for" rikkakasvi |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rikka | — |
via Finnish rölli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rölli | bentgrass, bent grass of the genus |