Where does “nykerö” come from?

nykerö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

nykerö (Finnish): small or tiny nose, pug nose

Definitions

  1. small or tiny nose, pug nose

Ancestry of “nykerö”, step by step

nykerö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish nykä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnykäsmall or blunt knife

Words derived from “nykerö”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →