Where does “kynsäistä” come from?

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

kynsäistä (Finnish): To scratch, claw

Definitions

  1. To scratch, claw

Ancestry of “kynsäistä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkynsiäTo claw, scratch; Partitive plural form of...
2Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
3Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
4Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →