Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/ńüke-

This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic

Verb

*ńüke-

1. to tear away

Derived terms

• *ńüktä-

Descendants

• Proto-Ugric:
  • Hungarian: nyű
  • Northern Mansi: нявуӈкве (nâvuňkve)
• Proto-Finnic: *nükidäk
  • Finnish: nykiä

Further reading

• Entry #625 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.