Where does “sudennälkäinen” come from?
sudennälkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sudennälkä, from Finnish nälkä, from Proto-Finnic nälkä, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.
sudennälkäinen (Finnish): ravenous
Ancestry of “sudennälkäinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sudennälkä | ravenous hunger |
| 2 | Finnish | nälkä | hunger; The expression "olla nälkä" translates... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nälkä | hunger |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ńäle- | to swallow |