Where does “niel” come from?
niel (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic neeldäk, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.
niel (Livonian): swallow
Ancestry of “niel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | neeldäk | to swallow |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | ńäle- | to swallow |