Where does “lihavuusleikkaus” come from?

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

lihavuusleikkaus (Finnish): bariatric operation

Definitions

  1. bariatric operation

Ancestry of “lihavuusleikkaus”, step by step

lihavuusleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihavuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihavuusobesity
2Finnishlihavafat
3Proto-Finniclihabafat, having much meat
4Proto-Finniclihameat
5Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish leikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Finnic lišaEvery word from Proto-Finnic lihaEvery word from Proto-Finnic lihaba