juurasta

Juurasta is a Finnish inflected form derived from the noun juuri, meaning root. It functions as the elative singular form, used to express origin or source in both literal and figurative contexts.

In Finnish grammar, the elative case marks movement from or origin from something. The standard elative form of juuri is juuresta. The form juurasta is attested in some dialects and older texts and is less common in contemporary formal Finnish. The plural elative is juurista, meaning “from the roots.”

Semantically, juurasta can refer to physical origins, such as something emerging from a root in botany, as well as abstract origins or causes in figurative language. It appears in phrases that discuss origins, roots, or sources, sometimes alongside related forms such as juuresta or juurista depending on number and context.

See also: juuri, Finnish grammar, elative case, root (concept).