Where does “nykäisy” come from?

nykäisy (Finnish) comes from Finnish nykäistä, from Finnish nykiä, from Proto-Finnic nükidäk, from Proto-Uralic ńüke- — to tear away.

nykäisy (Finnish): twitch

Definitions

  1. twitch

Ancestry of “nykäisy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnykäistäto tug; to twitch
2FinnishnykiäTo jerk; To tug
3Proto-Finnicnükidäkto tug, jerk, pull
4Proto-Uralicńüke-to tear away

Words derived from “nykäisy”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńüke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nükidäk →Every word from Finnish nykiä →