Where does “alavartalolihavuus” come from?

alavartalolihavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihavuus, from Finnish lihava, from Proto-Finnic lihaba, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.

alavartalolihavuus (Finnish): lower-body obesity

Definitions

  1. lower-body obesity

Ancestry of “alavartalolihavuus”, step by step

alavartalolihavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihavuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihavuusobesity
2Finnishlihavafat
3Proto-Finniclihabafat, having much meat
4Proto-Finniclihameat
5Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish alavartalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalavartalolower body
2Finnishvartalobody, torso; stem; style
3Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
4Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
5Proto-Finno-Permicwarte
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša