Where does “lihava” come from?

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

lihava (Finnish): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “lihava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclihabafat, having much meat
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

Words derived from “lihava”

Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Proto-Finnic lihaba →
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