Where does “nyksä” come from?

nyksä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nykyinen, from Finnish nyky-, from Proto-Finnic nükü, from Proto-Uralic nükɜ.

nyksä (Finnish): current partner

Definitions

  1. current partner

Ancestry of “nyksä”, step by step

nyksä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nykyinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnykyinencurrent, present
2Finnishnyky-modern, neo-
3Proto-Finnicnüküpresent, current
4Proto-Uralicnükɜ—

via Finnish eksä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheksäex
2Finnishex-ex- former
3Englishex-out of; outside; former, but still living
4Middle Englishex-privation
Every word from Proto-Uralic nükɜ →Every word from Finnish nyky- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nükü →