Where does “laihentua” come from?

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

laihentua (Finnish): to lose weight

Definitions

  1. to lose weight

Ancestry of “laihentua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaihentaato thin
2Finnishlaihalean; thin; slim
3Proto-Finniclaihalean, thin
4Proto-Finniclajša—
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclaisa-—

Words derived from “laihentua”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic lajša →Every word from Proto-Finnic laiha →