Where does “nykäistä” come from?
nykäistä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nykiä, from Proto-Finnic nükidäk, from Proto-Uralic ńüke- — to tear away.
nykäistä (Finnish): to tug; to twitch
Ancestry of “nykäistä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nykiä | To jerk; To tug |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nükidäk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńüke- | to tear away |
Words derived from “nykäistä”