Where does “laihuus” come from?

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

laihuus (Finnish): thinness

Definitions

  1. thinness

Ancestry of “laihuus”, step by step

laihuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laiha

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “laihuus”

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