Where does “Karhusaari” come from?

Karhusaari (Finnish) comes from Dutch Bereneiland, from Dutch eiland, from Middle Dutch eilant, from Old Dutch eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic awjōlandą, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.

Ancestry of “Karhusaari”, step by step

Karhusaari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Bereneiland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBereneiland—
2Dutcheilandisland
3Middle Dutcheilant—
4Old Dutcheilant—
5Old Frisianeiland—
6Proto-West Germanic*auwjuland—
7Proto-Germanicawjōlandąisland
8Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
9Proto-Germanicagwjō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Finnish sääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäärishank, shin; cannon; used to refer to legs from...
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish Karhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
2Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
3Proto-Finnickarhubear
4Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →