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Where does “nuoleskella” come from?

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

nuoleskella (Finnish): To lick; To suck up, fawn, seek favour by...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “nuoleskella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuollato lick
2Proto-Finnicnooldakto lick
3Proto-Uralicńale-to lick
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