Talk:njalla
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Surjection in topic Etymology
Etymology
[edit]The current etymology reads:
Borrowed from Northern Sami njalla, from Proto-Samic *ńëlë. Compare Finnish niliaitta.
I hate to point it out, but njal is nail in almost every proto-European linguistic group, and it doesn't mean an iron nail - wooden nails were more prevalent. It is also a name and / or nickname for tall skinny people. This isn't Sami, this is Germanic in origin. Proto-Samic has more in common with Sino-Turkic than Germanic so it's a loanword from Germanic linguistics. 121.210.33.50 10:06, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
- Your posting makes no sense, but then again you mentioned "Sino-Turkic", so maybe it isn't even meant to make sense. — surjection ⟨??⟩ 13:44, 6 June 2020 (UTC)