Where does “läskipää” come from?

läskipää (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.

läskipää (Finnish): fathead

Definitions

  1. fathead

Ancestry of “läskipää”, step by step

läskipää 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 pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “läskipää”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →