Where does “kyynellihake” come from?

kyynellihake (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihake, from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

kyynellihake (Finnish): lacrimal caruncle

Definitions

  1. lacrimal caruncle

Ancestry of “kyynellihake”, step by step

kyynellihake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihakecaruncle
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear
Every word from Finnish kerralla →Every word from Finnish keralla →Every word from Finnish kerä →
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