Where does “pussimuurahaiskarhu” come from?

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

pussimuurahaiskarhu (Finnish): numbat

Definitions

  1. numbat

Ancestry of “pussimuurahaiskarhu”, step by step

pussimuurahaiskarhu 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 pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Finnish karhu →