Where does “kynsimarto” come from?

kynsimarto (Finnish) comes from Finnish marto, from Finnish marras, from Proto-Finnic mardas, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tás.

kynsimarto (Finnish): nail matrix

Definitions

  1. nail matrix

Ancestry of “kynsimarto”, step by step

kynsimarto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish marto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmartoinfertile unable to reproduce
2Finnishmarrasdead or dying person; soul of a dead person; omen...
3Proto-Finnicmardasdead; dying
4Proto-Indo-European*mr̥tás—

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tás →Every word from Proto-Finnic mardas →Every word from Finnish marras →