Where does “koirakarhu” come from?

koirakarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

koirakarhu (Finnish): bear dog, beardog, bear-dog, amphicyonid member of extinct family Amphicyonidae of carnivorans, which had features of both current dogs and bears

Definitions

  1. bear dog, beardog, bear-dog, amphicyonid member of extinct family Amphicyonidae of carnivorans, which had features of both current dogs and bears

Ancestry of “koirakarhu”, step by step

koirakarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Karhu

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