Where does “kynsihyyppä” come from?

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

kynsihyyppä (Finnish): spur-winged lapwing

Definitions

  1. spur-winged lapwing

Ancestry of “kynsihyyppä”, step by step

kynsihyyppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish hyyppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyyppälapwing, plover
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →
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