Where does “nälkäkuolema” come from?

nälkäkuolema (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

nälkäkuolema (Finnish): A death by starvation

Definitions

  1. A death by starvation

Ancestry of “nälkäkuolema”, step by step

nälkäkuolema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Finnish nälkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnälkähunger; The expression "olla nälkä" translates...
2Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Proto-Finnic koolema →