Where does “lihotus” come from?

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

lihotus (Finnish): fattening the act of increasing fat

Definitions

  1. fattening the act of increasing fat

Ancestry of “lihotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihottaato fatten
2FinnishlihoaTo put on weight, fatten
3Finnishlihameat; flesh
4Proto-Finniclihameat
5Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

Words derived from “lihotus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →