Where does “kynsi” come from?
kynsi (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic künci, from Proto-Uralic künče — nail.
kynsi (Karelian): fingernail
Ancestry of “kynsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | künci | nail; claw |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | künče | nail |