Where does “kissakarhu” come from?

kissakarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Karhu, from Finnish karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

kissakarhu (Finnish): red panda, lesser panda, bear cat, cat bear;...

Definitions

  1. red panda, lesser panda, bear cat, cat bear;...

Ancestry of “kissakarhu”, step by step

kissakarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Karhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
2Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
3Proto-Finnickarhubear
4Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Finnish karhu →