Where does “tuulenkynsi” come from?

tuulenkynsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynsi, from Proto-Finnic künci, from Proto-Uralic künče — nail.

tuulenkynsi (Finnish): thin, streaky cloud, thought in folk belief to indicate the direction of wind for the following day

Definitions

  1. thin, streaky cloud, thought in folk belief to indicate the direction of wind for the following day

Ancestry of “tuulenkynsi”, step by step

tuulenkynsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynsinail, fingernail, toenail; claw; clove
2Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
3Proto-Uralickünčenail

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →Every word from Finnish kynsi →
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