Where does “laihennus” come from?

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

laihennus (Finnish): thinning making thin or thinner

Definitions

  1. thinning making thin or thinner

Ancestry of “laihennus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaihentaato thin
2Finnishlaihalean; thin; slim
3Proto-Finniclaihalean, thin
4Proto-Finniclajša—
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclaisa-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lajša →Every word from Proto-Finnic laiha →