Where does “tšüünel” come from?
tšüünel (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic küünel, from Proto-Uralic küńele — tear.
tšüünel (Votic): tear
Ancestry of “tšüünel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | küünel | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | küńele | tear |