Where does “karhukävely” come from?

karhukävely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävely, from Finnish kävellä, from Proto-Finnic käveldäk, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.

karhukävely (Finnish): bear crawl

Definitions

  1. bear crawl

Ancestry of “karhukävely”, step by step

karhukävely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kävely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelywalk trip made by walking
2Finnishkävelläto walk
3Proto-Finnickäveldäkto walk around
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

via Finnish Karhu

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