Where does “karhunpenikka” come from?
karhunpenikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish penikka, from Finnish peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä — dog.
Ancestry of “karhunpenikka”, step by step
karhunpenikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish penikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | penikka | puppy; child, brat |
| 2 | Finnish | peni | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *peni | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | penä | dog |
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 |