Where does “karhunkaato” come from?
karhunkaato (Finnish) comes from Finnish Karhu, from Finnish karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.
karhunkaato (Finnish): bear hunting, bear killing
Definitions
- bear hunting, bear killing
Ancestry of “karhunkaato”, step by step
karhunkaato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Karhu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Karhu | A major brand of beer in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | karhu | bear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos" |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | karhu | bear |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | karheda | rough, coarse |
via Finnish kaato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaato | felling; killing; strike |
| 2 | Finnish | kaataa | to knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaatadak | to overturn; to spill, to pour out |