Where does “nuhainen” come from?
nuhainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuha, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.
nuhainen (Finnish): sneezy
Ancestry of “nuhainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuha | rhinitis; common cold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hneusaną | to sneeze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)knus- | to sneeze |