Where does “kynsiviila” come from?

kynsiviila (Finnish) comes from Finnish viila, from Swedish fil, from Middle Low German vīle, from Old Saxon fila, from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic finhlō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

kynsiviila (Finnish): nailfile

Definitions

  1. nailfile

Ancestry of “kynsiviila”, step by step

kynsiviila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviilafile
2Swedishfila file; a row of objects; most commonly used...
3Middle Low Germanvīle—
4Old Saxonfila—
5Proto-Germanic*fį̄hlu—
6Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finhlō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fį̄hlu →
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