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Where does “liha” come from?

liha (Estonian) comes from Estonian võtma, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

liha (Estonian): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “liha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvõtmato take
2Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “liha”

  • hakkliha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →