Where does “puolilihava” come from?

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

puolilihava (Finnish): semi-bold

Definitions

  1. semi-bold

Ancestry of “puolilihava”, step by step

puolilihava 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 puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Proto-Finnic lihaba →