Where does “kyynelpisara” come from?

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

kyynelpisara (Finnish): teardrop

Definitions

  1. teardrop

Ancestry of “kyynelpisara”, step by step

kyynelpisara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear

via Finnish pisara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpisaradrop
2Proto-Finnicpisaradrop
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →Every word from Finnish kyynel →