Where does “langanlaiha” come from?

langanlaiha (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

langanlaiha (Finnish): very skinny or thin, superslim, emaciated

Definitions

  1. very skinny or thin, superslim, emaciated

Ancestry of “langanlaiha”, step by step

langanlaiha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish laiha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaihalean; thin; slim
2Proto-Finniclaihalean, thin
3Proto-Finniclajša—
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclaisa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →