Where does “kotkankynsi” come from?

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

kotkankynsi (Finnish): eagle claw

Definitions

  1. eagle claw

Ancestry of “kotkankynsi”, step by step

kotkankynsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish Kotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKotkaThe constellation Aquila
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →