Where does “kahr” come from?

kahr (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

kahr (Võro): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “kahr”, step by step

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