Where does “lõosilm” come from?

lõosilm (Estonian) comes from Estonian silm, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

lõosilm (Estonian): forget-me-not, myosotis

Definitions

  1. forget-me-not, myosotis

Ancestry of “lõosilm”, step by step

lõosilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian silm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansilmeye; bud; stitch
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Estonian loo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianloogenitive singular of lugu; genitive singular of...
2FinnishleivoA lark; One who plays MMO games daily, for...
3Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic silmäEvery word from Estonian silm