Where does “lehtisilmu” come from?
lehtisilmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmu, from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.
lehtisilmu (Finnish): leaf bud
Ancestry of “lehtisilmu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | silmu | bud of a leaf; lamprey |
| 2 | Finnish | silmä | eye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |