Where does “metsäkarhu” come from?

metsäkarhu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian karhu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

metsäkarhu (Ingrian): wild bear

Definitions

  1. wild bear

Ancestry of “metsäkarhu”, step by step

metsäkarhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian karhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankarhubear
2Proto-Finnickarhubear
3Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →