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Where does “nielukouristus” come from?

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

nielukouristus (Finnish): pharyngismus

Definitions

  1. pharyngismus

Ancestry of “nielukouristus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnieluthroat; pharynx; sink
2Finnishnielläto swallow
3Proto-Finnicneeldäkto swallow
4Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
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