Where does “nelgi” come from?

nelgi (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic nealkē, from Proto-Finnic nälkä, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

nelgi (Inari Sami): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “nelgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicnealkēhunger
2Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nälkä →Every word from Proto-Samic nealkē →