Where does “sukakarva” come from?

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

sukakarva (Finnish): bristle of an animal, plant, etc

Definitions

  1. bristle of an animal, plant, etc

Ancestry of “sukakarva”, step by step

sukakarva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

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

via Finnish suka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsukaA brush, especially one used for brushing...
2Proto-Finnicsukacomb, brush
3Proto-Finno-Permicśuka—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →