Where does “somersara” come from?

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

somersara (Finnish): Carex glareosa

Definitions

  1. Carex glareosa

Ancestry of “somersara”, step by step

somersara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish šara

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

via Finnish somero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsomeroshingle, rough gravel
2Proto-Finnicsomerarough gravel or sand
Every word from Finnish säristä →Every word from Finnish šara →