Where does “nuolaista” come from?
nuolaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuolla, from Proto-Finnic nooldak, from Proto-Uralic ńale- — to lick.
nuolaista (Finnish): To lick
Ancestry of “nuolaista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuolla | to lick |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nooldak | to lick |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńale- | to lick |