Where does “nealgut” come from?

nealgut (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami nealgi, from Proto-Samic nealkē, from Proto-Finnic nälkä, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

nealgut (Northern Sami): to hunger, to get hungry

Definitions

  1. to hunger, to get hungry

Ancestry of “nealgut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Saminealgihunger
2Proto-Samicnealkēhunger
3Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
4Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńäle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nälkä →Every word from Proto-Samic nealkē →