Where does “sepelkarhu” come from?

sepelkarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sepel, from Dutch spel, from Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch spellon, from Proto-Germanic spellōną, from Proto-Germanic spellą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

sepelkarhu (Finnish): Asian black bear, "Ursus thibetanus"

Definitions

  1. Asian black bear, "Ursus thibetanus"

Ancestry of “sepelkarhu”, step by step

sepelkarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sepel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsepelObsolete form of seppel; corona
2Dutchspelgame; playing
3Middle Dutchspellento explain; to spell, to predict; to mean, to...
4Old Dutchspellonto explain
5Proto-Germanicspellōnąto talk, tell, recount
6Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

via Finnish Karhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
2Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
3Proto-Finnickarhubear
4Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellą →Every word from Proto-Germanic spellōną →