Where does “lihavarras” come from?

lihavarras (Finnish) comes from Finnish varras, from Proto-Finnic vardas, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

lihavarras (Finnish): meat skewer, meat spit

Definitions

  1. meat skewer, meat spit

Ancestry of “lihavarras”, step by step

lihavarras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarrasrotisserie, skewer; skewer, skewered dish;...
2Proto-Finnicvardasrod, pole used for hanging or piercing
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Proto-Finnic vardas →