Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nuhistak
Proto-Finnic
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic root + *-istak.
Verb
edit- to snivel (to breathe heavily through the nose)
Descendants
edit- Estonian: nohisema/nohiseda, (dialectal) nuhisema/nuhiseda
- Finnish: nuhista
- Karelian:
- South Karelian: nuhissa
- Livvi: nuhišta
- Veps: ⇒ nuhaida
- Võro: nuhisõma/nuhistaq
References
editFurther reading
edit- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nuhista”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN