Where does “kynsinauha” come from?

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

kynsinauha (Finnish): cuticle

Definitions

  1. cuticle

Ancestry of “kynsinauha”, step by step

kynsinauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →