Where does “liikalihava” come from?

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

liikalihava (Finnish): obese

Definitions

  1. obese

Ancestry of “liikalihava”, step by step

liikalihava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihava

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

via Finnish liika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
2Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “liikalihava”

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