Where does “sormenkynsi” come from?

sormenkynsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sormi, from Proto-Finnic sormi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme.

sormenkynsi (Finnish): fingernail

Definitions

  1. fingernail

Ancestry of “sormenkynsi”, step by step

sormenkynsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric sorme →Every word from Proto-Finnic sormi →Every word from Finnish sormi →