Where does “niukka” come from?

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

niukka (Finnish): scanty, scarce; Synonym of täpärä

Definitions

  1. scanty, scarce; Synonym of täpärä

Ancestry of “niukka”, step by step

niukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut

via Finnish niuha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniuhapicky

Words derived from “niukka”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ →