Where does “kiilusilmäinen” come from?

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

kiilusilmäinen (Finnish): with shiny eyes

Definitions

  1. with shiny eyes

Ancestry of “kiilusilmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiilusilmäeyeshine visual effect caused by tapetum lucidum
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 →