Where does “nuolenta” come from?

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

nuolenta (Finnish): licking

Definitions

  1. licking

Ancestry of “nuolenta”, step by step

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