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

Definitions

  1. sneezy

Ancestry of “nuhainen”, step by step

nuhainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuharhinitis; common cold
2Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
3Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusaną →Every word from Finnish nuha →