Where does “tiheäkarvainen” come from?

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

tiheäkarvainen (Finnish): dense-haired

Definitions

  1. dense-haired

Ancestry of “tiheäkarvainen”, step by step

tiheäkarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

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

via Finnish tiheä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiheädense, thick
2Proto-Finnictihedädense, thick
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →