Where does “Aasian mustakarhu” come from?

Aasian mustakarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

Aasian mustakarhu (Finnish): Synonym of kauluskarhu

Definitions

  1. Synonym of kauluskarhu

Ancestry of “Aasian mustakarhu”, step by step

Aasian mustakarhu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
2Proto-Finnickarhubear
3Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

via Finnish Aasian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAasianof Asia; Asian
Every word from Proto-Finnic karhedaEvery word from Proto-Finnic karhuEvery word from Finnish karhu