Where does “tekokynsi” come from?

tekokynsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish teko-, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tekokynsi (Finnish): false (finger)nail, artificial (finger)nail, fake (finger)nail

Definitions

  1. false (finger)nail, artificial (finger)nail, fake (finger)nail

Ancestry of “tekokynsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteko-artificial, manmade, false, mock, simulated
2Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
3Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →
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