Where does “nöyräselkäinen” come from?

nöyräselkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

nöyräselkäinen (Finnish): obsequious, subservient

Definitions

  1. obsequious, subservient

Ancestry of “nöyräselkäinen”, step by step

nöyräselkäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish nöyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnöyrähumble; meek
2Proto-Finnicnetraweak; frail; poor

Words derived from “nöyräselkäinen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →