Where does “nuoleskelu” come from?

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

nuoleskelu (Finnish): licking

Definitions

  1. licking

Ancestry of “nuoleskelu”, 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 →