Where does “leikkahus” come from?

leikkahus (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

leikkahus (Ingrian): wound

Definitions

  1. wound

Ancestry of “leikkahus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianleikatashear
2Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'akEvery word from Ingrian leikata