Where does “keskivartalolihavuus” come from?
keskivartalolihavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihavuus, from Finnish lihava, from Proto-Finnic lihaba, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.
keskivartalolihavuus (Finnish): abdominal obesity
Definitions
- abdominal obesity
Ancestry of “keskivartalolihavuus”, step by step
keskivartalolihavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lihavuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lihavuus | obesity |
| 2 | Finnish | lihava | fat |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lihaba | fat, having much meat |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | liha | meat |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | liša | addition, increase |
via Finnish keskivartalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskivartalo | midriff |
| 2 | Finnish | vartalo | body, torso; stem; style |
| 3 | Finnish | varsi | stalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | varci | stalk of a plant |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | warte | — |