kynnys.
threshold, doorsill, sill, doorstep (lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter)
Meaning & usage
threshold, doorsill, sill, doorstep (lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter)
astua kynnyksen yli
ridge (an angular, often rectangular, projection that in some way serves a purpose similar to that of a threshold)
threshold (limit, boundary or point important for determining whether something happens or not)
kipukynnys
uutiskynnys
threshold (outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action)
joulun kynnyksellä
vaalien kynnyksellä
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *kündüs (compare Estonian künnis, Ingrian kynnys, Karelian kynnyš, Veps künduz, Votic čünnüz), possibly equivalent to kynsi (“(finger)nail”) + -ys (compare Erzya кенкш (kenkš, “door”), possibly from кенже (kenže, “(finger)nail”)).
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