Where does “sileäkarvainen” come from?

sileäkarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

sileäkarvainen (Finnish): smooth-haired

Definitions

  1. smooth-haired

Ancestry of “sileäkarvainen”, step by step

sileäkarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish sileä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsileäsmooth
2Proto-Finnicsiledäsmooth
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →