Where does “peukalonkynsi” come from?

peukalonkynsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynsi, from Proto-Finnic künci, from Proto-Uralic künče — nail.

peukalonkynsi (Finnish): thumbnail

Definitions

  1. thumbnail

Ancestry of “peukalonkynsi”, step by step

peukalonkynsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail

via Finnish peukalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeukalothumb
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →