Where does “hiha” come from?

hiha (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hiha, from Proto-Finno-Permic šiša, from Proto-Finno-Permic iša.

hiha (Finnish): sleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch

Definitions

  1. sleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch

Ancestry of “hiha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichihasleeve
2Proto-Finno-Permicšiša
3Proto-Finno-Permiciša

Words derived from “hiha

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic išaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Permic šišaEvery word from Proto-Finnic hiha
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