Where does “kyynäl” come from?

kyynäl (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic küünel, from Proto-Uralic küńele — tear.

kyynäl (Karelian): tear#Noun_2 of the eyes

Definitions

  1. tear#Noun_2 of the eyes

Ancestry of “kyynäl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicküüneltear
2Proto-Uralicküńeletear
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńele →Every word from Proto-Finnic küünel →