Where does “sormenkynsi” come from?
sormenkynsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sormi, from Proto-Finnic sormi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme.
sormenkynsi (Finnish): fingernail
Ancestry of “sormenkynsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sormi | finger |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sormi | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | sorme | — |