Where does “lyhythihainen” come from?

lyhythihainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiha, from Proto-Finnic hiha, from Proto-Finno-Permic šiša, from Proto-Finno-Permic iša.

lyhythihainen (Finnish): short-sleeved

Definitions

  1. short-sleeved

Ancestry of “lyhythihainen”, step by step

lyhythihainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihasleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch
2Proto-Finnichihasleeve
3Proto-Finno-Permicšiša—
4Proto-Finno-Permiciša—

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic iša →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šiša →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiha →
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