Where does “vaaleasara” come from?

vaaleasara (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaalea, from Proto-Finnic vaaleda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

vaaleasara (Finnish): livid sedge

Definitions

  1. livid sedge

Ancestry of “vaaleasara”, step by step

vaaleasara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaalea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
2Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaaleda →Every word from Finnish vaalea →