Where does “hymynaama” come from?

hymynaama (Finnish) comes from Finnish naama, from Proto-Samic nāmē — velvet on reindeer antlers.

hymynaama (Finnish): smiley, smiley face

Definitions

  1. smiley, smiley face

Ancestry of “hymynaama”, step by step

hymynaama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers

via Finnish hymy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhymysmile
Every word from Proto-Samic nāmē →Every word from Finnish naama →