Where does “poronliha” come from?

poronliha (Finnish) comes from Finnish poro, from Proto-Finno-Permic počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

poronliha (Finnish): reindeer meat

Definitions

  1. reindeer meat

Ancestry of “poronliha”, step by step

poronliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishporoA semi-domesticated reindeer of the subspecies...
2Proto-Finno-Permicpočaw—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →
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