Where does “niukasti” come from?

niukasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish niukka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.

niukasti (Finnish): sparsely, scarcely, scantily

Definitions

  1. sparsely, scarcely, scantily

Ancestry of “niukasti”, step by step

niukasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniukkascanty, scarce; Synonym of täpärä
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ →Every word from Finnish niukka →