Where does “kipukynnys” come from?

kipukynnys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipu, from Proto-Finnic kipu, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kipukynnys (Finnish): pain threshold, threshold of pain

Definitions

  1. pain threshold, threshold of pain

Ancestry of “kipukynnys”, step by step

kipukynnys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipupain; ache
2Proto-Finnickipupain, ache
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish kynnys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnysthreshold; doorsill
2Proto-Finnickündüsthreshold
3Quechuakunturcondor
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →