Where does “sulkakynä” come from?

sulkakynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynä, from Proto-Finnic künä, from Proto-Finno-Permic küńä.

sulkakynä (Finnish): quill

Definitions

  1. quill

Ancestry of “sulkakynä”, step by step

sulkakynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—

via Finnish sulka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkafeather; windscreen wiper rubber blade
2Proto-Finnicsulkafeather
3Proto-Uralictulkafeather
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic küńä →Every word from Proto-Finnic künä →Every word from Finnish kynä →