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