Where does “karhumarkkina” come from?

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

karhumarkkina (Finnish): bear market

Definitions

  1. bear market

Ancestry of “karhumarkkina”, step by step

karhumarkkina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Karhu

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

via Finnish markkina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarkkinamarket
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →