Where does “killisilmäinen” come from?

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

killisilmäinen (Finnish): who has eyes large or wide open

Definitions

  1. who has eyes large or wide open

Ancestry of “killisilmäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkillisilmäa popeyed person
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 →