Where does “kyynel” come from?

kyynel (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic küünel, from Proto-Uralic küńele — tear.

kyynel (Finnish): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “kyynel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicküüneltear
2Proto-Uralicküńeletear

Words derived from “kyynel

Every word from Proto-Uralic küńeleEvery word from Proto-Finnic küünel