Where does “läskimaha” come from?

läskimaha (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.

läskimaha (Finnish): fat gut, spare tire, fat-ass

Definitions

  1. fat gut, spare tire, fat-ass

Ancestry of “läskimaha”, step by step

läskimaha 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 maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →
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