Where does “niukentaa” come from?

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

niukentaa (Finnish): to reduce, to curtail, to make scarce

Definitions

  1. to reduce, to curtail, to make scarce

Ancestry of “niukentaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “niukentaa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ →Every word from Finnish niukka →