Where does “tšüünel” come from?

tšüünel (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic küünel, from Proto-Uralic küńele — tear.

tšüünel (Votic): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “tšüünel”, step by step

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