Where does “kynsirako” come from?

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

kynsirako (Finnish): air gap left behind a brick veneer

Definitions

  1. air gap left behind a brick veneer

Ancestry of “kynsirako”, step by step

kynsirako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish rako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakoslit, slot; crack; chink
2Proto-Finnicrakocrack
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →