Where does “kissansilmä” come from?

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

kissansilmä (Finnish): A red rear reflector of a bicycle; cat's-eye

Definitions

  1. A red rear reflector of a bicycle; cat's-eye

Ancestry of “kissansilmä”, step by step

kissansilmä 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 kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine

Words derived from “kissansilmä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic silmä →Every word from Finnish silmä →