Where does “kyynelsumu” come from?

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

kyynelsumu (Finnish): fog of tears having tears in one's eyes impairing vision

Definitions

  1. fog of tears having tears in one's eyes impairing vision

Ancestry of “kyynelsumu”, step by step

kyynelsumu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear

via Finnish sumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsumufog, mist; nebula
2Proto-Finnicsumufog, mist
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →Every word from Finnish kyynel →