Where does “lihankorvike” come from?

lihankorvike (Finnish) comes from Finnish korvike, from Finnish korvata, from Finnish korva, from Proto-Finnic korva — ear; side part; handle.

lihankorvike (Finnish): meat substitute

Definitions

  1. meat substitute

Ancestry of “lihankorvike”, step by step

lihankorvike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korvike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvikesubstitute; Short for kahvinkorvike
2Finnishkorvatato replace, take the place of; to pay...
3Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
4Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Finnic korva →Every word from Finnish korva →Every word from Finnish korvata →