Where does “sianliha” come from?
sianliha (Finnish) comes from Finnish liha, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.
sianliha (Finnish): pork
Ancestry of “sianliha”, step by step
sianliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liha | meat; flesh |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | liha | meat |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | liša | addition, increase |
via Finnish Sika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sika | Pig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | cika | pig |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |
Words derived from “sianliha”