Where does “lihoja” come from?

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

lihoja (Finnish): weight-gainer, one who gains (body) weight, one who gets fat(ter)

Definitions

  1. weight-gainer, one who gains (body) weight, one who gets fat(ter)

Ancestry of “lihoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlihoaTo put on weight, fatten
2Finnishlihameat; flesh
3Proto-Finniclihameat
4Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →
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