Where does “häpykarvat” come from?

häpykarvat (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

häpykarvat (Finnish): pubic hair

Definitions

  1. pubic hair

Ancestry of “häpykarvat”, step by step

häpykarvat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish häpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäpyvulva; genitalia; shame
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →