Where does “silmatera” come from?

silmatera (Estonian) comes from Estonian tera, from Proto-Finnic terä, from Proto-Finno-Permic terä — edge.

silmatera (Estonian): pupil of the eye

Definitions

  1. pupil of the eye

Ancestry of “silmatera”, step by step

silmatera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianterablade, edge; grain
2Proto-Finnicteräblade, edge; ear of corn; grain, corn
3Proto-Finno-Permicteräedge

via Estonian silm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansilmeye; bud; stitch
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic terä →Every word from Proto-Finnic terä →Every word from Estonian tera →