Where does “karhunköynnös” come from?

karhunköynnös (Finnish) comes from Finnish köynnös, from Finnish köysi, from Proto-Finnic keüci, from Proto-Uralic kewδe.

karhunköynnös (Finnish): Calystegia genus of bindweed

Definitions

  1. Calystegia genus of bindweed

Ancestry of “karhunköynnös”, step by step

karhunköynnös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köynnös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishköynnösA creeper, climber; A vine; A grapevine
2Finnishköysirope
3Proto-Finnickeücirope
4Proto-Uralickewδe—

via Finnish Karhu

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