Where does “niskajumi” come from?

niskajumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish niska, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

niskajumi (Finnish): stiffness in the back of the neck

Definitions

  1. stiffness in the back of the neck

Ancestry of “niskajumi”, step by step

niskajumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniskanape, the back of the neck; a load bearing...
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s

via Finnish jumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjumiwood borer, woodworm; The state of being stuck
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -sEvery word from Finnish -läEvery word from Finnish -as