Where does “kynsimanaatti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kynsimanaatti”, step by step

kynsimanaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish manaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmanaattimanatee
2Spanishmanatímanatee
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →