Where does “karvasto” come from?

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

karvasto (Finnish): animal hair

Definitions

  1. animal hair

Ancestry of “karvasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →