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Where does “imeytys” come from?

imeytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish imeyttää, from Finnish imeä, from Proto-Finnic imedäk, from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

imeytys (Finnish): absorbing

Definitions

  1. absorbing

Ancestry of “imeytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishimeyttääTo cause to be absorbed
2Finnishimeäto suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract
3Proto-Finnicimedäkto suck
4Proto-Uralicime-to suck
5Hungarianímbehold! see! lo!
6Hungarianismall, young
7Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
8Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

Words derived from “imeytys”

  • öljynimeytysaine
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →