Where does “akryylikynsi” come from?

akryylikynsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynsi, from Proto-Finnic künci, from Proto-Uralic künče — nail.

akryylikynsi (Finnish): acrylic nail

Definitions

  1. acrylic nail

Ancestry of “akryylikynsi”, step by step

akryylikynsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail

via Finnish akryyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakryyliplexiglass, polymethyl methacrylate; acrylic
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →
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