Where does “kynsileikkuri” come from?

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

kynsileikkuri (Finnish): nail clipper

Definitions

  1. nail clipper

Ancestry of “kynsileikkuri”, step by step

kynsileikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish leikkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkuricutter
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →