Where does “kyynelvuo” come from?

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

kyynelvuo (Finnish): flow of tears

Definitions

  1. flow of tears

Ancestry of “kyynelvuo”, step by step

kyynelvuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear

via Finnish vuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoflow; flux
2PolishwuThe name of the Latin-script letter W
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →Every word from Finnish kyynel →