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Where does “kärhö” come from?

kärhö (Finnish) comes from Finnish karhi, from Finnish karhea, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

kärhö (Finnish): clematis; the genus "Clematis"

Definitions

  1. clematis; the genus "Clematis"

Ancestry of “kärhö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarhiharrow
2Finnishkarhearough, coarse; hoarse; Partitive singular form...
3Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

Words derived from “kärhö”

  • alppikärhö
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