Where does “näljane” come from?

näljane (Estonian) comes from Estonian nälg, from Proto-Finnic nälkä, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

näljane (Estonian): hungry

Definitions

  1. hungry

Ancestry of “näljane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannälghunger
2Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nälkä →Every word from Estonian nälg →