Where does “vuohenliha” come from?

vuohenliha (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuohi, from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

vuohenliha (Finnish): chevon, goatmeat

Definitions

  1. chevon, goatmeat

Ancestry of “vuohenliha”, step by step

vuohenliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuohigoat
2Proto-Finnicvoohigoat
3Latvianāzismale goat, billy goat, buck
4Proto-Balticāž-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic āž- →Every word from Latvian āzis →