Where does “karvakuono” come from?

karvakuono (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

karvakuono (Finnish): furry friend, furry creature usually referring to a dog

Definitions

  1. furry friend, furry creature usually referring to a dog

Ancestry of “karvakuono”, step by step

karvakuono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →