Where does “niskatyyny” come from?
niskatyyny (Finnish) comes from Finnish niska, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
niskatyyny (Finnish): neck pillow, neck cushion
Definitions
- neck pillow, neck cushion
Ancestry of “niskatyyny”, step by step
niskatyyny 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 tyyny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyyny | pillow, cushion |
| 2 | Swedish | dyna | a cushion |
| 3 | Old Norse | dýna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūnaz | Alternative form of *dūnǭ; down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |