Where does “küünäl” come from?

küünäl (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic küünel, from Proto-Uralic küńele — tear.

küünäl (Ludian): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “küünäl”, step by step

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