Where does “lihottava” come from?

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

lihottava (Finnish): fattening; present active participle of lihottaa;...

Definitions

  1. fattening; present active participle of lihottaa;...

Ancestry of “lihottava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihottaato fatten
2FinnishlihoaTo put on weight, fatten
3Finnishlihameat; flesh
4Proto-Finniclihameat
5Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →
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