Where does “nolda” come from?

nolda (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic nooldak, from Proto-Uralic ńale- — to lick.

nolda (Veps): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “nolda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnooldakto lick
2Proto-Uralicńale-to lick
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nooldak →
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