Where does “kyynelvuoto” come from?

kyynelvuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuoto, from Finnish vuotaa, from Proto-Finnic vootadak, from Proto-Finnic voo, from Proto-Uralic uwa- — to flow.

kyynelvuoto (Finnish): lacrimation

Definitions

  1. lacrimation

Ancestry of “kyynelvuoto”, step by step

kyynelvuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuotoleak
2FinnishvuotaaTo leak, run, trickle, flow; to ooze, seep; to...
3Proto-Finnicvootadakto flow; to trickle, to seep; to leak
4Proto-Finnicvooflow
5Proto-Uralicuwa-to flow

via Finnish kyynel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyneltear
2Proto-Finnicküüneltear
3Proto-Uralicküńeletear
Every word from Proto-Uralic uwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic voo →Every word from Proto-Finnic vootadak →
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