Where does “notkistus” come from?

notkistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish notkistaa, from Finnish notkea, from Proto-Finnic nockeda — flexible, supple.

notkistus (Finnish): making flexible or lithe

Definitions

  1. making flexible or lithe

Ancestry of “notkistus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnotkistaato make flexible
2Finnishnotkeaflexible, supple; lithe, flexible, supple
3Proto-Finnicnockedaflexible, supple
Every word from Proto-Finnic nockeda →Every word from Finnish notkea →Every word from Finnish notkistaa →