Where does “kynsi” come from?

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

kynsi (Karelian): fingernail

Definitions

  1. fingernail

Ancestry of “kynsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
2Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Finnic künci →