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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →