Where does “leppäsarka” come from?

leppäsarka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian leppä — alder.

leppäsarka (Ingrian): patch on which alders grow

Definitions

  1. patch on which alders grow

Ancestry of “leppäsarka”, step by step

leppäsarka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian leppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianleppäalder

via Ingrian sarka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansarkastrip, patch
Every word from Ingrian leppä