Where does “läskivasara” come from?

läskivasara (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.

läskivasara (Finnish): fatso

Definitions

  1. fatso

Ancestry of “läskivasara”, step by step

läskivasara 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 vasara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasarahammer; malleus, hammer
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →