Where does “*ńim-” come from?

*ńim- (Proto-Samoyedic) comes from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

*ńim- (Proto-Samoyedic): to suck

Definitions

  1. to suck

Ancestry of “*ńim-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicime-to suck
2Hungarianímbehold! see! lo!
3Hungarianismall, young
4Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
5Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

Words derived from “*ńim-”

Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →