Where does “läskikapina” come from?

läskikapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish läski, from Swedish fläsk, from Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

läskikapina (Finnish): a minor armed revolt by the Finnish Red Guard in 1922

Definitions

  1. a minor armed revolt by the Finnish Red Guard in 1922

Ancestry of “läskikapina”, step by step

läskikapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish läski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläskifat; salt pork, white bacon; salo
2Swedishfläskpork; fat on a human body
3Old Swedishflæsk—
4Old Norseflesk—
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Finnish kapina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapinarebellion, uprising, revolt, mutiny,...
2Finnish-naForms the essive case; Forms action nouns from...
3Proto-Finnic-naForms action nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-naat, in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →