Where does “nälg” come from?

nälg (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic nälkä, from Proto-Uralic ńäle- — to swallow.

nälg (Võro): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “nälg”, 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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