Where does “lihainen” come from?

lihainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish liha, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.

lihainen (Finnish): meaty, fleshy

Definitions

  1. meaty, fleshy

Ancestry of “lihainen”, step by step

lihainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →