Where does “peuranliha” come from?

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

peuranliha (Finnish): deer, venison

Definitions

  1. deer, venison

Ancestry of “peuranliha”, step by step

peuranliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish peura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeuraa reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pëtra—
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →