Where does “nielurisa” come from?
nielurisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish risa, from Finnish risahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
nielurisa (Finnish): Tonsil, palatine tonsil
Ancestry of “nielurisa”, step by step
nielurisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish risa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | risa | tonsil; broken |
| 2 | Finnish | risahtaa | to crackle or snap once |
| 3 | Finnish | -ahtaa | Forms momentane or semelfactive verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |
via Finnish nielu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nielu | throat; pharynx; sink |
| 2 | Finnish | niellä | to swallow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | neeldäk | to swallow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ńäle- | to swallow |
Words derived from “nielurisa”