Where does “nykyisyys” come from?

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

nykyisyys (Finnish): present

Definitions

  1. present

Ancestry of “nykyisyys”, step by step

nykyisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nykyinen

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic nükɜ →Every word from Finnish nyky- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nükü →