Where does “kânnʒ” come from?

kânnʒ (Ter Sami) comes from Proto-Samic këncë, from Proto-Uralic künče — nail.

kânnʒ (Ter Sami): fingernail

Definitions

  1. fingernail

Ancestry of “kânnʒ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickëncënail; claw
2Proto-Uralickünčenail
Every word from Proto-Uralic künče →Every word from Proto-Samic këncë →
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