Where does “kynsisakset” come from?

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

kynsisakset (Finnish): nail scissors

Definitions

  1. nail scissors

Ancestry of “kynsisakset”, step by step

kynsisakset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

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

via Finnish sakset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaksetscissors; shears; scissors; pincers, claws
2Swedishsaxa pair of scissors; shears; "short of" saxofon; a...
3Swedishsaxofonsaxophone
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →