Where does “sealiha” come from?

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

sealiha (Estonian): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “sealiha”, step by step

sealiha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlihameat
2Estonianvõtmato take
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Estonian siga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansigapig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Estonian võtma →