Where does “kapaliha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kapaliha”, step by step

kapaliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish kapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →