Where does “näökäs” come from?

näökäs (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

näökäs (Ingrian): handsome

Definitions

  1. handsome

Ancestry of “näökäs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannäkösight, vision; look, appearance
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →