Where does “leja” come from?

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

leja (Livonian): flesh

Definitions

  1. flesh

Ancestry of “leja”, step by step

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