Where does “läskipäinen” come from?

läskipäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish läskipää, 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.

läskipäinen (Finnish): fatheaded

Definitions

  1. fatheaded

Ancestry of “läskipäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläskipääfathead
2Finnishläskifat; salt pork, white bacon; salo
3Swedishfläskpork; fat on a human body
4Old Swedishflæsk—
5Old Norseflesk—
6Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →