Where does “nuoleskelija” come from?

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

nuoleskelija (Finnish): A licker one who licks, in a casual way

Definitions

  1. A licker one who licks, in a casual way

Ancestry of “nuoleskelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnuoleskellaTo lick; To suck up, fawn, seek favour by...
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 →