Where does “nuolaisu” come from?

nuolaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuolaista, from Finnish nuolla, from Proto-Finnic nooldak, from Proto-Uralic ńale- — to lick.

nuolaisu (Finnish): a lick; licking

Definitions

  1. a lick; licking

Ancestry of “nuolaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnuolaistaTo lick
2Finnishnuollato lick
3Proto-Finnicnooldakto lick
4Proto-Uralicńale-to lick
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nooldak →Every word from Finnish nuolla →