juurista

Juurista is a Finnish inflected form of the noun juuri, meaning root. It specifically represents the elative plural form, used to indicate origin or source from multiple roots. In practice, juurista translates to “from the roots” or “out of the roots,” depending on context.

In botanical and agricultural language, juurista appears in phrases describing how nutrients, water, or other substances move or are absorbed from the root system of a plant. For example, sentences may refer to processes that originate from or occur in the roots, such as “kasvin ravinteet ja vesi otetaan juurista” (the nutrients and water are taken from the roots). The form is also found in broader discussions of origins or foundations where multiple roots are involved.

Morphology and usage notes: juurista is formed by taking the plural stem juuret (roots) and adding the elative plural suffix -ista/-istä, which conveys a sense of origin or source. This construction contrasts with other cases like juuresta (singular elative) or juuret (nominative plural).

See also: juuri, juuret, elatiivi (elative case) in Finnish grammar.

Overall, juurista functions mainly in linguistic and scientific contexts to express origin from the roots of a plant or metaphorical origins tied to multiple roots.