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Where does “muurahaiskarhu” come from?

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

muurahaiskarhu (Finnish): anteater

Definitions

  1. anteater

Ancestry of “muurahaiskarhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarhu—
2Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
3Proto-Finnickarhubear
4Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

Words derived from “muurahaiskarhu”

  • isomuurahaiskarhu
  • kierteishäntämuurahaiskarhu
  • pikkumuurahaiskarhu
  • pussimuurahaiskarhu
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