Where does “läskipohjakenkä” come from?

läskipohjakenkä (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.

läskipohjakenkä (Finnish): a shoe with a thick, flexible sole

Definitions

  1. a shoe with a thick, flexible sole

Ancestry of “läskipohjakenkä”, step by step

läskipohjakenkä traces back through 3 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 pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja

via Finnish kenkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenkäshoe; boot; boot; in the idiomatic expression...
2Proto-Finnickenkäshoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiskiEvery word from Old Norse flesk
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