Where does “kynsilaukka” come from?

kynsilaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukka, from Proto-Finnic laukka, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

kynsilaukka (Finnish): garlic, "Allium sativum"

Definitions

  1. garlic, "Allium sativum"

Ancestry of “kynsilaukka”, step by step

kynsilaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkacanter; gallop; onion
2Proto-Finniclaukkaonion
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laukka →