Where does “kynsikääpä” come from?

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

kynsikääpä (Finnish): Any bracket fungus of the genus Trichaptum

Definitions

  1. Any bracket fungus of the genus Trichaptum

Ancestry of “kynsikääpä”, step by step

kynsikääpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish kääpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkääpäpolypore, bracket fungus, shelf fungus; conk
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →