Where does “suolasorsimo” come from?

suolasorsimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish suola, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

suolasorsimo (Finnish): alkali grass, salt grass any grass of the genus

Definitions

  1. alkali grass, salt grass any grass of the genus

Ancestry of “suolasorsimo”, step by step

suolasorsimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Finnish sorsimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsorsimomannagrass any plant of the genus
2FinnishSorsaduck bird of the
3Proto-Finnicsorsaduck, mallard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →