Where does “syyriankarhu” come from?

syyriankarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Syyria, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

syyriankarhu (Finnish): Syrian brown bear, "Ursus arctos syriacus"

Definitions

  1. Syrian brown bear, "Ursus arctos syriacus"

Ancestry of “syyriankarhu”, step by step

syyriankarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Syyria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSyyria
2LatinSȳriaAssyria
3Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
4Ancient GreekἈσσυρία
5AkkadianAššūrāyu
6AkkadianAššūrAssur

via Finnish Karhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
2Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
3Proto-Finnickarhubear
4Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Akkadian AššūrEvery word from Akkadian AššūrāyuEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία