Where does “nīelõ” come from?

nīelõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic neeldäk, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

nīelõ (Livonian): to swallow

Definitions

  1. to swallow

Ancestry of “nīelõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicneeldäkto swallow
2Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle-Every word from Proto-Finnic neeldäk