Where does “liha” come from?

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

liha (Karelian): flesh

Definitions

  1. flesh

Ancestry of “liha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclihameat
2Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →
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