Where does “kyyneleinen” come from?

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

kyyneleinen (Finnish): tearful

Definitions

  1. tearful

Ancestry of “kyyneleinen”, step by step

kyyneleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkyyneleAlternative form of kyynel; tear
2Finnishkyyneltear
3Proto-Finnicküüneltear
4Proto-Uralicküńeletear

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →Every word from Finnish kyynel →