Where does “polārlācis” come from?

polārlācis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Lācis, from Latvian lākis.

polārlācis (Latvian): polar bear; <br>

Definitions

  1. polar bear; <br>

Ancestry of “polārlācis”, step by step

polārlācis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian Lācis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianLācisbear mammal, especially
2Latvianlākis

via Latvian polārs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpolārspolar, Arctic; polar; opposite, very different,...
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