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

  1. to swallow, gulp; to engulf, cover

Ancestry of “nielaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnielläto swallow
2Proto-Finnicneeldäkto swallow
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow

Words derived from “nielaista”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic neeldäk →Every word from Finnish niellä →