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Where does “nieleminen” come from?

nieleminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

nieleminen (Finnish): swallowing; Fourth infinitive of niellä in...

Definitions

  1. swallowing; Fourth infinitive of niellä in...

Ancestry of “nieleminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
2Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →