Where does “raavaanliha” come from?

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

raavaanliha (Finnish): beef meat from an adult cow or bull

Definitions

  1. beef meat from an adult cow or bull

Ancestry of “raavaanliha”, step by step

raavaanliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish raavas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraavasrobust, strong; cow
2Proto-Finnicraavasfull-grown, mature
3Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →