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

Definitions

  1. To jerk; To tug

Ancestry of “nykiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnükidäkto tug, jerk, pull
2Proto-Uralicńüke-to tear away

Words derived from “nykiä”

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