Where does “сельмукшт” come from?

сельмукшт (Erzya) comes from Erzya сельме, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

сельмукшт (Erzya): glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles

Ancestry of “сельмукшт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaсельмеeye
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Erzya сельме →