Where does “kynsi” come from?

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

kynsi (Finnish): nail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove

Definitions

  1. nail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove

Ancestry of “kynsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
2Proto-Uralickünčenail

Words derived from “kynsi”

Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →