Where does “lihavuus” come from?

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

lihavuus (Finnish): obesity

Definitions

  1. obesity

Ancestry of “lihavuus”, step by step

lihavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihavafat
2Proto-Finniclihabafat, having much meat
3Proto-Finniclihameat
4Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “lihavuus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →