Where does “lihanjalostus” come from?

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

lihanjalostus (Finnish): meat processing

Definitions

  1. meat processing

Ancestry of “lihanjalostus”, step by step

lihanjalostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish jalostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalostusselective breeding, cross-breeding and other...
2FinnishjalostaaTo refine; To selectively breed
3Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →