Where does “nikotella” come from?
nikotella (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikottaa, from Finnish nikka, from Finnish Nikolaus, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
nikotella (Finnish): To hiccup
Definitions
- To hiccup
Ancestry of “nikotella”, step by step
nikotella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nikottaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nikottaa | To hiccup |
| 2 | Finnish | nikka | hiccups |
| 3 | Finnish | Nikolaus | often a middle name |
| 4 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |