Where does “siiventynkä” come from?

siiventynkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tynkä, from Proto-Finnic tünkä, from Proto-Uralic tüŋe — base of a tree, stump.

siiventynkä (Finnish): small wing usually one that is too small to support flight

Definitions

  1. small wing usually one that is too small to support flight

Ancestry of “siiventynkä”, step by step

siiventynkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tynkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtynkästump, stub; snub
2Proto-Finnictünkästump, stub
3Proto-Uralictüŋebase of a tree, stump

via Finnish siipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiipiwing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or...
Every word from Proto-Uralic tüŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic tünkä →Every word from Finnish tynkä →