Where does “nenäkarhu” come from?

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

nenäkarhu (Finnish): coati

Definitions

  1. coati

Ancestry of “nenäkarhu”, step by step

nenäkarhu 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 nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

Words derived from “nenäkarhu”

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