Where does “karvat” come from?

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

karvat (Finnish): Nominative plural form of karva

Definitions

  1. Nominative plural form of karva

Ancestry of “karvat”, 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 →
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