Where does “kyynelkarpalo” come from?

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

kyynelkarpalo (Finnish): teardrop

Definitions

  1. teardrop

Ancestry of “kyynelkarpalo”, step by step

kyynelkarpalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear

via Finnish karpalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarpaloAny species of cranberry; especially the species...
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →Every word from Finnish kyynel →