Where does “lyhytkarvasaukko” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lyhytkarvasaukko”, step by step

lyhytkarvasaukko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

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

via Finnish saukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaukkoEuropean otter, "Lutra lutra"; otter; Old World...
2Proto-Finnicsagukkoi—
3Proto-Finnicsagarvaotter

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →