Where does “vyötärölihavuus” come from?

vyötärölihavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihavuus, from Finnish lihava, from Proto-Finnic lihaba, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.

vyötärölihavuus (Finnish): abdominal obesity, waist obesity

Definitions

  1. abdominal obesity, waist obesity

Ancestry of “vyötärölihavuus”, step by step

vyötärölihavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihavuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihavuusobesity
2Finnishlihavafat
3Proto-Finniclihabafat, having much meat
4Proto-Finniclihameat
5Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish vyötärö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyötäröwaist
2Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
3Proto-Finnicvööbelt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →