Where does “nenänielu” come from?

nenänielu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nielu, from Finnish niellä, from Proto-Finnic neeldäk, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

nenänielu (Finnish): nasopharynx

Definitions

  1. nasopharynx

Ancestry of “nenänielu”, step by step

nenänielu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nielu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnieluthroat; pharynx; sink
2Finnishnielläto swallow
3Proto-Finnicneeldäkto swallow
4Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic neeldäk →Every word from Finnish niellä →