Where does “kyynellampi” come from?

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

kyynellampi (Finnish): lacrimal lake

Definitions

  1. lacrimal lake

Ancestry of “kyynellampi”, step by step

kyynellampi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear

via Finnish lampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlampipond
2Proto-Finniclampipond small lake
3Proto-Uraliclëmpe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →Every word from Finnish kyynel →