Where does “nuolukivi” come from?

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

nuolukivi (Finnish): salt lick, mineral lick

Definitions

  1. salt lick, mineral lick

Ancestry of “nuolukivi”, step by step

nuolukivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuolu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuolulicking
2Finnishnuollato lick
3Proto-Finnicnooldakto lick
4Proto-Uralicńale-to lick

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nooldak →Every word from Finnish nuolla →
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