Where does “sarastuskarhu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sarastuskarhu”, step by step

sarastuskarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Karhu

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

via Finnish sarastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarastusdawning; dawn, daybreak
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →