Where does “karkeakarvainen” come from?

karkeakarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish karkea, from Proto-Finnic karkeda, from Proto-Uralic karke, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

karkeakarvainen (Finnish): wire-haired

Definitions

  1. wire-haired

Ancestry of “karkeakarvainen”, step by step

karkeakarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarkearough; coarse; harsh
2Proto-Finnickarkedaharsh; coarse, rough; bitter, sharp
3Proto-Uralickarke—
4Old Saxonkirikachurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →