Where does “kynsimö” come from?

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

kynsimö (Finnish): whitlow grass plant in the genus

Definitions

  1. whitlow grass plant in the genus

Ancestry of “kynsimö”, step by step

kynsimö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish imo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimo—

Words derived from “kynsimö”

Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →