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
Ancestry of “nelgi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | nealkē | hunger |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nälkä | hunger |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńäle- | to swallow |