Where does “pesukaru” come from?

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

pesukaru (Estonian): racoon

Definitions

  1. racoon

Ancestry of “pesukaru”, step by step

pesukaru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian karu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankarubear
2Proto-Finnickarhubear
3Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Estonian pesu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpesuwashing; laundry; underclothes, underwear
2Estonian-uDerives nouns from verbs or prefixes
3Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Estonian karu →