Where does “vasikaliha” come from?

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

vasikaliha (Estonian): veal

Definitions

  1. veal

Ancestry of “vasikaliha”, step by step

vasikaliha 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 vasikas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvasikascalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Estonian võtma →