Where does “sooheinä” come from?

sooheinä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian soo, from Proto-Finnic soo, from Proto-Uralic towe — lake, pond.

sooheinä (Ingrian): grass that grows in the swamp

Definitions

  1. grass that grows in the swamp

Ancestry of “sooheinä”, step by step

sooheinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian soo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansooswamp
2Proto-Finnicsooswamp, marsh, bog
3Proto-Uralictowelake, pond

via Ingrian heinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianheinähay
Every word from Proto-Uralic towe →Every word from Proto-Finnic soo →Every word from Ingrian soo →