Where does “kyyneltiehyt” come from?

kyyneltiehyt (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiehyt, from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

kyyneltiehyt (Finnish): lacrimal duct, lacrimal canal, lacrimal...

Definitions

  1. lacrimal duct, lacrimal canal, lacrimal...

Ancestry of “kyyneltiehyt”, step by step

kyyneltiehyt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiehyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiehytduct
2Finnishtieway; road; avenue
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →