Where does “jänteys” come from?

jänteys (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänne, from Proto-Finnic jändek, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

jänteys (Finnish): tone, tonus normal tension and responsiveness of a muscle

Definitions

  1. tone, tonus normal tension and responsiveness of a muscle

Ancestry of “jänteys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
2Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring

Words derived from “jänteys”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Proto-Finnic jändek →Every word from Finnish jänne →