Where does “pikkumuurahaiskarhu” come from?

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

pikkumuurahaiskarhu (Finnish): silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus

Definitions

  1. silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus

Ancestry of “pikkumuurahaiskarhu”, step by step

pikkumuurahaiskarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muurahaiskarhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuurahaiskarhuanteater
2FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
3Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
4Proto-Finnickarhubear
5Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Finnish karhu →