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

  1. To gulp, swallow repeatedly

Ancestry of “nieleksiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnielläto swallow
2Proto-Finnicneeldäkto swallow
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic neeldäk →Every word from Finnish niellä →