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

Definitions

  1. ravenous

Ancestry of “sudennälkäinen”, step by step

sudennälkäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sudennälkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsudennälkäravenous hunger
2Finnishnälkähunger; The expression "olla nälkä" translates...
3Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
4Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nälkä →Every word from Finnish nälkä →