Where does “karhunkierros” come from?

karhunkierros (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierros, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.

karhunkierros (Finnish): A circular trail walked by a hunter who is trying to find a bear's nest or hibernacle in the winter; if they start walking it after finding footprints in the direction they point and do not come across bear footprints after walking a full circle, they could conclude that the nest must be within that

Definitions

  1. A circular trail walked by a hunter who is trying to find a bear's nest or hibernacle in the winter; if they start walking it after finding footprints in the direction they point and do not come across bear footprints after walking a full circle, they could conclude that the nest must be within that

Ancestry of “karhunkierros”, step by step

karhunkierros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kierros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkierrosround, lap; round; rotation, revolution
2Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
3Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
4Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
5Proto-Uralickerä—

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 kerä →
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