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Where does “karu” come from?

karu (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic karu.

karu (Finnish): unfertile, barren, bare; barren, stark; austere,...

Definitions

  1. unfertile, barren, bare; barren, stark; austere,...

Ancestry of “karu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaru—

Words derived from “karu”

  • karukko
  • karukkokangas
  • karuus
Every word from Proto-Finnic karu →