Where does “pehmeäkarvainen” come from?

pehmeäkarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

pehmeäkarvainen (Finnish): having soft fur

Definitions

  1. having soft fur

Ancestry of “pehmeäkarvainen”, step by step

pehmeäkarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish pehmeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
2Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →