Where does “karhuaja” come from?

karhuaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

karhuaja (Finnish): dun

Definitions

  1. dun

Ancestry of “karhuaja”, step by step

karhuaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish karhuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarhutaTo dun
2FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
3Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
4Proto-Finnickarhubear
5Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →