Where does “nikottelu” come from?
nikottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikotella, from Finnish nikottaa, from Finnish nikka, from Finnish Nikolaus, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
nikottelu (Finnish): hiccups
Definitions
- hiccups
Ancestry of “nikottelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nikotella | To hiccup |
| 2 | Finnish | nikottaa | To hiccup |
| 3 | Finnish | nikka | hiccups |
| 4 | Finnish | Nikolaus | often a middle name |
| 5 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |