Where does “silmaarst” come from?
silmaarst (Estonian) comes from Estonian silm, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.
silmaarst (Estonian): eye doctor, ophthalmologist
Definitions
- eye doctor, ophthalmologist
Ancestry of “silmaarst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | silm | eye; bud; stitch |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |