Where does “kynnenalunen” come from?

kynnenalunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alunen, from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

kynnenalunen (Finnish): nailbed

Definitions

  1. nailbed

Ancestry of “kynnenalunen”, step by step

kynnenalunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalunenunderlay
2Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
3Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
4Proto-Finnicalalower; under
5Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →