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
Ancestry of “nykäisy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nykäistä | to tug; to twitch |
| 2 | Finnish | nykiä | To jerk; To tug |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nükidäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ńüke- | to tear away |