Where does “нӧдкыв” come from?

нӧдкыв (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Komi-Permyak кыв, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

нӧдкыв (Komi-Zyrian): riddle

Definitions

  1. riddle

Ancestry of “нӧдкыв”, step by step

нӧдкыв traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Permyak кыв

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Permyakкывtongue
2Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Komi-Zyrian нӧд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianнӧд—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Komi-Permyak кыв →