Where does “Kärppä” come from?

Kärppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärppä, from Proto-Finnic kärppä — stoat, ermine.

Kärppä (Finnish): an ice hockey team from

Definitions

  1. an ice hockey team from

Ancestry of “Kärppä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärppästoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine especially in the white winter coat, Mustela erminea
2Proto-Finnickärppästoat, ermine
Every word from Proto-Finnic kärppä →Every word from Finnish kärppä →
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