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
Ancestry of “läskipää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | läski | fat; salt pork, white bacon; salo |
| 2 | Swedish | fläsk | pork; fat on a human body |
| 3 | Old Swedish | flæsk | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | flesk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |