Where does “pandakarhu” come from?

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

pandakarhu (Finnish): panda

Definitions

  1. panda

Ancestry of “pandakarhu”, step by step

pandakarhu 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 panda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpandapanda
2Frenchpandapanda
3Russianпа́ндаpanda (Ailurus fulgens)
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →
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