Where does “nallekarhu” come from?

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

nallekarhu (Finnish): teddy bear

Definitions

  1. teddy bear

Ancestry of “nallekarhu”, step by step

nallekarhu 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 nalle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnallebear; teddybear
2Swedishnallea bear; a teddy bear; mobile phone; Contraction...
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Finnish karhu →