Where does “veiseliha” come from?

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

veiseliha (Estonian): beef

Definitions

  1. beef

Ancestry of “veiseliha”, step by step

veiseliha 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 veis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianveismale cattle; bull, ox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Estonian võtma →