Where does “äkkinykäisy” come from?

äkkinykäisy (Finnish) comes from Finnish nykäisy, from Finnish nykäistä, from Finnish nykiä, from Proto-Finnic nükidäk, from Proto-Uralic ńüke- — to tear away.

äkkinykäisy (Finnish): sudden twitch

Definitions

  1. sudden twitch

Ancestry of “äkkinykäisy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnykäisytwitch
2Finnishnykäistäto tug; to twitch
3FinnishnykiäTo jerk; To tug
4Proto-Finnicnükidäkto tug, jerk, pull
5Proto-Uralicńüke-to tear away
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńüke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nükidäk →Every word from Finnish nykiä →