Where does “nälkäpöhö” come from?

nälkäpöhö (Finnish) comes from Finnish nälkä, from Proto-Finnic nälkä, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

nälkäpöhö (Finnish): edematous malnutrition

Definitions

  1. edematous malnutrition

Ancestry of “nälkäpöhö”, step by step

nälkäpöhö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nälkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnälkähunger; The expression "olla nälkä" translates...
2Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow

via Finnish pöhö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöhöedema
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nälkä →Every word from Finnish nälkä →
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