Where does “kyyneltulva” come from?

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

kyyneltulva (Finnish): flood of tears

Definitions

  1. flood of tears

Ancestry of “kyyneltulva”, step by step

kyyneltulva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →Every word from Finnish kyynel →