Where does “kyntöviilu” come from?

kyntöviilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyntö, from Finnish kyntää, from Proto-Finnic küntädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic künčä- — to dig.

kyntöviilu (Finnish): furrow slice ridge of soil cut and turned over by a plough

Definitions

  1. furrow slice ridge of soil cut and turned over by a plough

Ancestry of “kyntöviilu”, step by step

kyntöviilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyntöploughing, plowing
2Finnishkyntääto plough/plow
3Proto-Finnicküntädäkto plough/plow
4Proto-Finno-Permickünčä-to dig

via Finnish viilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiluveneer thin decorative covering of finewood applied to coarser wood or other material
2Finnishviillä
3Proto-Finnicviildäkto cut, to slit
4Proto-Finno-Permicvije-to cut
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic künčä-Every word from Proto-Finnic küntädäkEvery word from Finnish kyntää