Where does “кедькуншка” come from?

кедькуншка (Erzya) comes from Erzya кедь, from Proto-Mordvinic *keď, from Proto-Uralic kete — skin, hide.

кедькуншка (Erzya): palm

Definitions

  1. palm

Ancestry of “кедькуншка”, step by step

кедькуншка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya кедь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкедьhand, arm
2Proto-Mordvinic*keď—
3Proto-Uralicketeskin, hide

via Erzya куншка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкуншкаmiddle
Every word from Proto-Uralic kete →Every word from Proto-Mordvinic *keď →Every word from Erzya кедь →