Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/neeldäk

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ńäle-.[1] Cognates include Proto-Samic *ńielëtēk.

Verb

*neeldäk (stem *neele-)[2]

  1. to swallow

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *neelu

Descendants

  • Estonian: neelama/neelata, neelma/neelda
  • Finnish: niellä
  • Karelian: niellä
  • >? Krevinian: neellä
  • Livonian: nīelõ
  • Võro: niildma/neeldäq/niildäq

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “niellä”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*neele-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)