Where does “karhumainen” come from?

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

karhumainen (Finnish): bearish

Definitions

  1. bearish

Ancestry of “karhumainen”, step by step

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