Where does “kyynelelin” come from?

kyynelelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

kyynelelin (Finnish): lacrimal apparatus

Definitions

  1. lacrimal apparatus

Ancestry of “kyynelelin”, step by step

kyynelelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinorgan of an organism; governmental body; member
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish elin →
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