Where does “kodiakinkarhu” come from?

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

kodiakinkarhu (Finnish): Kodiak bear

Definitions

  1. Kodiak bear

Ancestry of “kodiakinkarhu”, step by step

kodiakinkarhu 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 Kodiak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKodiak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Finnish karhu →
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