Where does “hóujīngīe” come from?

hóujīngīe (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from Livonian īe, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

hóujīngīe (Khiamniungan Naga): gnash

Definitions

  1. gnash

Ancestry of “hóujīngīe”, step by step

hóujīngīe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian īe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianīenight
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Khiamniungan Naga hóu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan Nagahóutooth ectodermal organ

via Khiamniungan Naga jīng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khiamniungan Nagajīngnot loose, firmly held between something
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