Where does “nuhanenä” come from?

nuhanenä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuha, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.

nuhanenä (Finnish): stuffy nose, runny nose

Definitions

  1. stuffy nose, runny nose

Ancestry of “nuhanenä”, step by step

nuhanenä 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 nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusaną →Every word from Finnish nuha →