Where does “puolikarhu” come from?
puolikarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Karhu, from Finnish karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.
puolikarhu (Finnish): procyonid
Ancestry of “puolikarhu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Karhu | — |
| 2 | Finnish | karhu | bear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos" |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | karhu | bear |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | karheda | rough, coarse |