Where does “itkusilmin” come from?

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

itkusilmin (Finnish): tearfully, while crying

Definitions

  1. tearfully, while crying

Ancestry of “itkusilmin”, step by step

itkusilmin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish itku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitkucry, crying
2Proto-Finnicitkucry
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →