Where does “kiharakarvainen” come from?

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

kiharakarvainen (Finnish): curly-haired, curly-coated

Definitions

  1. curly-haired, curly-coated

Ancestry of “kiharakarvainen”, step by step

kiharakarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

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

via Finnish kihara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiharacurly; complicated, difficult; curl
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →
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