Where does “näl'g” come from?

näl'g (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic nälkä, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

näl'g (Ludian): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “näl'g”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
2Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nälkä →
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