Where does “karhunsammal” come from?

karhunsammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish Karhu, from Finnish karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

karhunsammal (Finnish): moss hair moss in the genus

Definitions

  1. moss hair moss in the genus

Ancestry of “karhunsammal”, step by step

karhunsammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Karhu

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

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →