Where does “palviliha” come from?

palviliha (Finnish) comes from Finnish liha, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.

palviliha (Finnish): (slowly) smoked meat (in relatively mild heat, often 60–100°C or 140-210 F)

Definitions

  1. (slowly) smoked meat (in relatively mild heat, often 60–100°C or 140-210 F)

Ancestry of “palviliha”, step by step

palviliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish pälvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälvia bald spot, a patch of snow-free ground,...
2Finnishpalvatato cure
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →