Where does “nielaus” come from?

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

nielaus (Finnish): a swallow, a gulp act of swallowing or gulping

Definitions

  1. a swallow, a gulp act of swallowing or gulping

Ancestry of “nielaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnielaistato swallow, gulp; to engulf, cover
2Finnishnielläto swallow
3Proto-Finnicneeldäkto swallow
4Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic neeldäk →Every word from Finnish niellä →