Where does “nokkimisjärjestys” come from?
nokkimisjärjestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokkiminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
nokkimisjärjestys (Finnish): pecking order
Definitions
- pecking order
Ancestry of “nokkimisjärjestys”, step by step
nokkimisjärjestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nokkiminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokkiminen | pecking; Fourth infinitive of nokkia |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |