Where does “kaverikoira” come from?
kaverikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kaverikoira (Finnish): therapy dog, care dog
Ancestry of “kaverikoira”, step by step
kaverikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kaveri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaveri | pal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke |
| 2 | Yiddish | חבֿר | friend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade |
| 3 | Hebrew | חָבֵר | male friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}} |