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

muurahaiskarhu 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 muurahainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
2Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—

Words derived from “muurahaiskarhu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Finnish karhu →