Where does “sudenpentu” come from?

sudenpentu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pentu, from Finnish peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä — dog.

sudenpentu (Finnish): wolf cub; Cub Scout; Brownie

Definitions

  1. wolf cub; Cub Scout; Brownie

Ancestry of “sudenpentu”, step by step

sudenpentu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pentu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpentucub, puppy; kid
2Finnishpenidog
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*peni—
4Proto-Uralicpenädog

via Finnish susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Uralic penä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni →Every word from Finnish peni →
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