Where does “kalansilmäinen” come from?

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

kalansilmäinen (Finnish): fish-eyed

Definitions

  1. fish-eyed

Ancestry of “kalansilmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalansilmäfish eye
2Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
3Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →