Where does “pesukarhukoira” come from?

pesukarhukoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesukarhu, from German waschbar, from German waschen, from Middle High German waschen, from Old High German wascan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

pesukarhukoira (Finnish): coonhound

Definitions

  1. coonhound

Ancestry of “pesukarhukoira”, step by step

pesukarhukoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pesukarhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesukarhuraccoon, Procyon lotor
2Germanwaschbarwashable
3Germanwaschento wash
4Middle High Germanwaschen—
5Old High Germanwascan—
6Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
7Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Finnish koira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →