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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”

  • kynsinauha
  • kynsisilsa
  • kynnetönmanaatti
  • kynsileikkuri
  • kynnetön
  • kynsäistä
  • kynsiä
  • kynsivalli
  • kynsikäs
  • kynsilakka
  • kynnenmustuainen
  • pitkäkyntinen
  • peukalonkynsi
  • kyntynen
  • sormenkynsi
  • kynsilaukka
  • varpaankynsi
  • kynsiviila
  • kynsisieni
  • kynsipiikki
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