Where does “kynsiä” come from?

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

kynsiä (Finnish): To claw, scratch; Partitive plural form of...

Definitions

  1. To claw, scratch; Partitive plural form of...

Ancestry of “kynsiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail

Words derived from “kynsiä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →
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