Where does “tšüüsi” come from?
tšüüsi (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic künci, from Proto-Uralic künče — nail.
tšüüsi (Votic): nail; claw, talon
Ancestry of “tšüüsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | künci | nail; claw |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | künče | nail |