Where does “hankasilmu” come from?

hankasilmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmu, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

hankasilmu (Finnish): axillary bud

Definitions

  1. axillary bud

Ancestry of “hankasilmu”, step by step

hankasilmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmubud of a leaf; lamprey
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish hanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankafork; Synonym of hankain
2Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
3Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →