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