Where does “Laihia” come from?

Laihia (Finnish) comes from Finnish laiha, from Proto-Finnic laiha, from Proto-Finnic lajša, from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa-.

Ancestry of “Laihia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaihalean; thin; slim
2Proto-Finniclaihalean, thin
3Proto-Finniclajša—
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclaisa-—

Words derived from “Laihia”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lajša →Every word from Proto-Finnic laiha →