Where does “laiheliini” come from?

laiheliini (Finnish) comes from Finnish laiha, from Proto-Finnic laiha, from Proto-Finnic lajša, from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa-.

laiheliini (Finnish): A thin person; skinny

Definitions

  1. A thin person; skinny

Ancestry of “laiheliini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaihalean; thin; slim
2Proto-Finniclaihalean, thin
3Proto-Finniclajša—
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclaisa-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lajša →Every word from Proto-Finnic laiha →