Where does “karhunpentu” come from?

karhunpentu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pentu, from Finnish peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä — dog.

karhunpentu (Finnish): bear cub

Definitions

  1. bear cub

Ancestry of “karhunpentu”, step by step

karhunpentu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pentu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpentucub, puppy; kid
2Finnishpenidog
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*peni—
4Proto-Uralicpenädog

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 penä →