Where does “jäniksenliha” come from?

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

jäniksenliha (Finnish): hare meat

Definitions

  1. hare meat

Ancestry of “jäniksenliha”, step by step

jäniksenliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →