Where does “risukarhi” come from?

risukarhi (Finnish) comes from Finnish karhi, from Finnish karhea, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

risukarhi (Finnish): a kind of harrow made of young spruces and used in slash and burn cultivation

Definitions

  1. a kind of harrow made of young spruces and used in slash and burn cultivation

Ancestry of “risukarhi”, step by step

risukarhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarhiharrow
2Finnishkarhearough, coarse; hoarse; Partitive singular form...
3Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Finnish risu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisustick, dry twig; brickbat
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Finnish karhea →Every word from Finnish karhi →