Where does “lihavõ” come from?

lihavõ (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic lihaba, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.

Ancestry of “lihavõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclihabafat, having much meat
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Proto-Finnic lihaba →