Where does “kontiainen” come from?

kontiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish köntiä, from Proto-Finnic kontija — bear.

kontiainen (Finnish): The European mole

Definitions

  1. The European mole

Ancestry of “kontiainen”, step by step

kontiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köntiä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköntiäto move or crawl slowly and/or clumsily
2Proto-Finnickontijabear

via Finnish kontata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkontatato crawl on all fours, crawl

Words derived from “kontiainen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kontija →Every word from Finnish köntiä →