Where does “niukentua” come from?

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

Ancestry of “niukentua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniukentaato reduce, to curtail, to make scarce
2Finnishniukkascanty, scarce; Synonym of täpärä
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut

Words derived from “niukentua”

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