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Where does “karhi” come from?

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

karhi (Finnish): harrow

Definitions

  1. harrow

Ancestry of “karhi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “karhi”

  • karhinta
  • karhita
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →