Where does “sopulinsara” come from?

sopulinsara (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopuli, from Russian собо́ль, from Old East Slavic соболь, from Proto-Slavic *sobolь — sable (Martes zibellina).

sopulinsara (Finnish): Carex macloviana

Definitions

  1. Carex macloviana

Ancestry of “sopulinsara”, step by step

sopulinsara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopulilemming; lemming, true lemming; Norway lemming,...
2Russianсобо́льsable
3Old East Slavicсобольsable (Martes zibellina)
4Proto-Slavic*sobolьsable (Martes zibellina)

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sobolь →Every word from Old East Slavic соболь →Every word from Russian собо́ль →