Where does “rintaliha” come from?

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

rintaliha (Finnish): brisket

Definitions

  1. brisket

Ancestry of “rintaliha”, step by step

rintaliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →