Where does “niskasärky” come from?
niskasärky (Finnish) comes from Finnish niska, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
niskasärky (Finnish): neckache, aching or pain in the back of the neck
Definitions
- neckache, aching or pain in the back of the neck
Ancestry of “niskasärky”, step by step
niskasärky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish niska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | niska | nape, the back of the neck; a load bearing... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish särky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | särky | ache |
| 2 | Finnish | särkeä | to break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | särkedäk | to be sore, to ache; to break |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ćärke- | — |