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Where does “nuotisto” come from?

nuotisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuotti, from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

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Ancestry of “nuotisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuottinote; sheet music; pace notes
2Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
3Old Swedishnutnut
4Old Norsehnotnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →