Where does “kynsikytkin” come from?
kynsikytkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kytkin, from Finnish kytkeä, from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.
kynsikytkin (Finnish): dog clutch
Ancestry of “kynsikytkin”, step by step
kynsikytkin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kytkin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kytkin | switch; clutch; First-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | kytkeä | to hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kütkedäk | to bind, to tie |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kütke- | to bind |
via Finnish kynsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kynsi | nail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | künci | nail; claw |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | künče | nail |