Where does “jääkaru” come from?
jääkaru (Estonian) comes from Estonian jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jääkaru (Estonian): polar bear
Ancestry of “jääkaru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | jää | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |