Where does “Karhu” come from?
Karhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.
Ancestry of “Karhu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | karhu | bear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos" |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | karhu | bear |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | karheda | rough, coarse |