Where does “karhu” come from?

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

karhu (Finnish): bear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"

Definitions

  1. bear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"

Ancestry of “karhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickarhubear
2Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

Words derived from “karhu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →
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