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Where does “lihottaa” come from?

lihottaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihoa, from Finnish liha, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša.

lihottaa (Finnish): to fatten; to be fattening , to fatten up

Definitions

  1. to fatten; to be fattening , to fatten up

Ancestry of “lihottaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlihoaTo put on weight, fatten
2Finnishlihameat; flesh
3Proto-Finniclihameat
4Proto-Finnicliša—

Words derived from “lihottaa”

  • lihottaminen
  • lihottava
  • lihota
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →