Where does “nielaista” come from?
nielaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish niellä, from Proto-Finnic neeldäk, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.
nielaista (Finnish): to swallow, gulp; to engulf, cover
Definitions
- to swallow, gulp; to engulf, cover
Ancestry of “nielaista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | niellä | to swallow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | neeldäk | to swallow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńäle- | to swallow |