Where does “sianliha” come from?

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

sianliha (Finnish): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “sianliha”, step by step

sianliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

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

via Finnish Sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “sianliha”

Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →