Where does “niel” come from?

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

niel (Livonian): swallow

Definitions

  1. swallow

Ancestry of “niel”, step by step

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