Where does “lihasika” come from?

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

lihasika (Finnish): fattening pig, fattened pig

Definitions

  1. fattening pig, fattened pig

Ancestry of “lihasika”, step by step

lihasika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish Sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →