Where does “kevätkynsimö” come from?

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

kevätkynsimö (Finnish): spring draba

Definitions

  1. spring draba

Ancestry of “kevätkynsimö”, step by step

kevätkynsimö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsimö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsimöwhitlow grass plant in the genus
2Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
3Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
4Proto-Uralickünčenail

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →