Where does “nykyhetkinen” come from?

nykyhetkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nykyhetki, from Finnish nyky-, from Proto-Finnic nükü, from Proto-Uralic nükɜ.

nykyhetkinen (Finnish): present

Definitions

  1. present

Ancestry of “nykyhetkinen”, step by step

nykyhetkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nykyhetki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnykyhetkipresent
2Finnishnyky-modern, neo-
3Proto-Finnicnüküpresent, current
4Proto-Uralicnükɜ

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Uralic nükɜEvery word from Finnish nyky-Every word from Proto-Finnic nükü