Where does “isomuurahaiskarhu” come from?

isomuurahaiskarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish muurahaiskarhu, from Finnish Karhu, from Finnish karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

isomuurahaiskarhu (Finnish): giant anteater, "Myrmecophaga tridactyla"

Definitions

  1. giant anteater, "Myrmecophaga tridactyla"

Ancestry of “isomuurahaiskarhu”, step by step

isomuurahaiskarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muurahaiskarhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuurahaiskarhuanteater
2FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
3Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
4Proto-Finnickarhubear
5Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Finnish karhu →