Where does “hirvenliha” come from?

hirvenliha (Finnish) comes from Finnish liha, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.

hirvenliha (Finnish): venison, deer, elk meat, moose meat

Definitions

  1. venison, deer, elk meat, moose meat

Ancestry of “hirvenliha”, step by step

hirvenliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →