Where does “silmamuna” come from?

silmamuna (Estonian) comes from Estonian muna, from Proto-Finnic muna, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

silmamuna (Estonian): eyeball

Definitions

  1. eyeball

Ancestry of “silmamuna”, step by step

silmamuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian muna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmunaegg; balls, testicles
2Proto-Finnicmunaegg
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something

via Estonian silm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansilmeye; bud; stitch
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic muna →Every word from Estonian muna →
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