Where does “karū” come from?

karū (Livonian) comes from Estonian karu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

karū (Livonian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “karū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankarubear
2Proto-Finnickarhubear
3Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Estonian karu →