Where does “nenäntyvi” come from?

nenäntyvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyvi, from Proto-Finnic tüvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe.

Ancestry of “nenäntyvi”, step by step

nenäntyvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyvifoot; crown, collar; beam
2Proto-Finnictüvibase of a tree
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictüŋe—

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic tüvi →Every word from Finnish tyvi →