Where does “kyinen” come from?

kyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyy, from Proto-Finnic küü, from Proto-Uralic kuŋe — the Moon.

kyinen (Finnish): Having vipers

Definitions

  1. Having vipers

Ancestry of “kyinen”, step by step

kyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyycommon European viper; viper
2Proto-Finnicküüviper
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic küü →Every word from Finnish kyy →