Where does “karu” come from?

karu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

karu (Estonian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “karu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickarhubear
2Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

Words derived from “karu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →
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